Greetings from Madison, WI!
So we all carpooled to Madison today to do some evangelism around town. We all split into groups of two and went around town to chat with people and share the Gospel!
My partner Keeley and I ended up talking to a 21 year old guy named Casey. Whereas many people talked to 4 or 5 people in their 2 hours or so, we talked to...Casey. Casey was a friendly fellow and seemed like a pretty chill guy. We asked him some general questions about spirituality. It was great to chat with someone for so long, and he really challenged my faith with his beliefs of everything being one and one being everything. It was tough to share things about how Jesus called us to choose to be with him or against while I shared about how I thought the Holy Spirit was in each Chrisitan. He took that as all things are one.
It is always encouragin to share and evangelize because it strengthens my faith and my beliefs. God is moving in Wisconsin and everywhere around me. Tonight some of my fellow STPers are going to a get together at one of my manager's at culvers house to hang out and just spend time with one another. As many international students as there are that need to hear the gospel, I'm surrounded with Americans that I work with and also live with who need to hear about Jesus just as much.
Pray that God prepares the hearts of those we live and work with that we would be open to what we would have to say. Pray also that we prepare ourselves and equip ourselves to minister to those around us, and that we would be able to show God's love to those around us and communicate the need for a compassionate Savior but also be able to speak the truth of sin.
Thanks for your prayers and support!
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j
It's cool when you get to talk to one person for such a long time. And talking to a guy like that will really serve to sharpen your ability to communicate your convictions more clearly. Awesome! Keep up it up Jon (and Keely).
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something that i've been learning lately is that as we set out to bring the gospel to others, it's really crazy important that we be preaching the gospel to ourselves... momentarily! i've been finding out more and more that i need to not only read the gospel over and over, but also write, hear, and see the gospel strongly and determinedly over and over and over.
ReplyDeletei'm stoked for the opportunity you guys are getting right now! keep going, buddy!