Going To The Saline County Fair

John S, Chris and I went down to the Saline County Fair to share the Gospel today. This was a new fishing pond so we didn't know what to expect. The law enforcment agencies were there in abundance so we felt very safe.

We arrived and headed for the the midway to check things out. We were a little early so we had a chance to talk to some of the workers.

John S got into a conversation with the young lady at this booth and shortly engaged one of the men that walked up to him while he was there.

Here Chris engaged a group of young people about the Gospel, but they didn't want to talk much.

As the night went on the crowd started growing. John S and Chris engaged the youth as fast as they could. Many people proclaimed thier own goodness and that was how they were getting into heaven. By the end of the night there was a very large crowd and we were able to hand out many, many tracts.

Christians, do something for the Kingdom. Get out and share your faith. If you can't go to your local fair or some other event, find your avenue to share the good news. Put a tract in a bill when you send in your payment, write a letter to explain it to a loved one. Whatever you can do for the Lord, do it while you still have time.

A Day At The Rivermarket

Don and I started out the day right next to the parking lot. We saw a few young men riding their bicycles nearby. Don headed over and gave them some tracts and started chatting with them. Two of them took off pretty quick when the Law came out but the other stayed and listened. They talked for a while and everything looked normal. But then........

The young man stood up! Many thoughts ran through my mind such as "Wow, dude is tall!" and "How fast can I call 911?"


It turned out he was just stretching his legs. Don and I discussed the encounter after and found we were thinking the same thing.

We met up with this couple who turned out to be postmodern Buddhists. Don tried for a while to reason with them using both logic and the Law, but I think he would have had more success nailing jello to a wall. They were very hard hearted.

We had a few more good conversations then decided to head home. On the way back I pulled out the giant money tract. A good fisherman must have various lures to catch fish, so a fisher for men must have a varied supply of Gospel tracts. I handed out about 100 of these in about 8 or 9 minutes. These young ladies passed me by, but then came back to get one. My prayer is that at least one of them will read the message on the back and God will save them.



If you are a Christian I have a question for you, do you share your faith? Why or why not? Do you believe what the Bible says will happen when we die? You know, the part about being judged for every thought, word and deed. If you have been saved from the wrath that is to come upon all the unrighteous, please share the good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ with those are not saved. Get trained, get some tracts, get going while we still have time.

Riverfest Outreach

Riverfest is held every year in Little Rock down at Riverfront Park. Thousands of people turned out to enjoy the food, music and depravity..... so we had our mission! Over the 3 day event John, Chris, Denise, John S, Josh, Don and Larry R handed out thousands of tracts and had many one-to-one conversations. Saturday was also the day that Project Ezra challenged us to read the Sermon on the Mount in the open-air.

Friday night Chris got into several conversations. Here he is chatting with some men outside the park. Denise, Chris and I stayed well into the night handing out tracts once the concerts were finished.

Bright and early Saturday morning Don joined us and wasted no time getting tracts into people's hands. Don and I went through the park handing out a few tracts and conversing as we went.

We continued witnessing as the day passed keeping an eye on the time. We were going to meet outside the main gate for our Project Ezra challenge.

Josh and John S joined us about 4pm. Josh took a moment to open-air near the trolley stop.

We setup outside the main gate, prayed and got started. Josh started us off reading Matthew 5, then Larry R stepped up on the box for the first time and read Matthew 6.

When Larry finished I stepped up and read Matthew 7, trying to be as loud as I could so that perhaps a crowd might gather to hear us.

When I finished Don got up and preached the Law and the Gospel.

Josh got up again and engaged some kids with the "good person" test. They didn't pass.

Denise and John S continued passing out tracts while the open-air was going on.

By the end of the day many people received tracts and many tossed them into the trash. There was so much depravity there. Many were drunk, many women dressed in less than the sleep in and they were all going about it like nothing was wrong. It is a sad thing to look out into this crowd and realize that the vast majority will die and go to hell. Get out and share your faith while we have the time. Perhaps someone you speak to or hand a tracts to will be saved.

Mickey Mouse, Blues and Art

The past couple of weeks have been very busy. New fishers of men were added to the team, old ones were stirred anew and the Gospel was heard by many.

Disney On Ice came to the Alltel Arena April 22nd-26th. Different groups covered each night and engaged the people as they arrived.

On the 23rd we stationed ourselves where three walkways merged so most people funneled right by us. Larry handed this dad a "Million Bucks."

Denise gives a tract to mom.

Almost every time mom or dad took a tract the kids wanted one too. Some of the kids even came back to get one from us. Maybe they'll ask their parents to explain what they say.

Don brought his minivangelist Emily down to the Rivermarket on the 25th. She wasn't shy about passing out Gospel tracts. The Farmers Market is now open so there will be large crowds for a while. We passed out many tracts and talked to several people and found out that there was a blues concert going on at the amphitheater today.

We headed over to the amphitheater entrance and found a long line forming. We handed out several tracts to those waiting in line as they listened to an announcement about needing an armband to get in to the show. Don dropped his pack and hopped up on a bench and proceeded to tell the people about God's "armband", the blood of Jesus.

Scripture says that at the name of Jesus every knee shall bow, it will also stir up a hornets nest. It turns out that the bench Don stood on was right next to the booth of a woman that adamantly refused a Gospel tract. It took her about a heartbeat to get in Don's face and let her feelings be know. That just encouraged him more. Many people applauded when he was finished.

Friday night, May 1st, rolled around and we went down to the Collaboration of the Arts event at the Rivermarket. Larry R and Chris joined us tonight for the first time. We also met up with another group that was there for some evangelism.

Jimmy, Don, Larry R and Chris discuss the events of the evening. We had several one to one conversations tonight. Being out at night brought us in contact with a different group of people but, the message they needed to hear remained the same.

Overall we handed out thousands of tracts and shared the Gospel with many people. I am in awe at how God continues to open the door for evangelism. With lawmakers trying to enact new laws in this country to hinder freedom of speech, it will become more difficult to preach sin, righteousness and judgment. If you are a Christian you know the cure to the worst disease known to mankind...death. Thousands die everyday and most of them will be going to hell. Find a way to share the life giving Gospel of Jesus Christ. Don't be like a firefighter that is affraid to offend someone by kicking in their door to pull them from a burning house. Kick in their door and pluck them from the flames of hell.

We Did Something

The weather was warm, the sun was shining and the fishing hole was jumping with activity. I could just tell that all these people just couldn't wait to here the Gospel... Well some couldn't wait, the others were going to hear it anyway!

Denise witnessed to this guy riding his bicycle down the sidewalk. I'm glad he stopped to talk, Denise would have tackled him if he hadn't.

There were several more vendors set up today than normal. Hopefully as the weather warms up so will the fishing.

Denise got to witness to this couple behind the farmers market. There were a lot of groups out today, many families.

John S joined us again today. He stationed himself at one of the intersections and witnessed to people as they tried to walk passed him.

Here Larry and John S. witnessed to some folks as they were crossing the street.

John S. started up a conversation with this young man. He was an Egyptian believer that was in town visiting. He attends ASU in Jonesboro. He told us that he was active in evangelism at his school. We had a good talk about how to reach those who follow Islam.

God allowed us to have a good day today. We witnessed to many people and handed out a lot of tracts. I was able to share some evangelism resources with a few people including a pastor from Russellville and a youth pastor from New York. It still amazes me that so many people don't know the Gospel. I'm not just talking the about the unchurched, I'm referring to professing Christians as well. If you have the chance to share the Gospel with someone, please make sure it is the true Gospel of Jesus Christ and not a man made version. Study the scriptures to see what the truth is. There are people out there who don't have enough knowledge to go to heaven, but have enough sin to go to hell. Charles Spurgeon said this with regard to winning the lost: "Brethren, do something; do something, do something!" So today I echo the prince of preachers and say, DO SOMETHING!