Well, we were going to go to the Foothills Mall for our weekly share but the Lord had different plans and called us to go somewhere else. It was the Tucson Fire Departments Annual Chili Cook-Off
There they seek to raise money for different reasons by having a friendly competition between any entries. They all simply make their home remedies of chili and let the best one win.
It all sounds good and fun but when the sun went down it basically turned into a drinking festival. I pick my mom up at work most days and we just happened to drive by and the Lord revealed the great opportunity so I immediately called my wife and Josh and they were on board. So off we went.
As we went we really weren't expecting the environment that was ahead of us. We thought we were off to a family friendly picnic setting but instead we came upon a college drinking party. Everyone with a draft beer in their hands along with your usual Halloween costumes to go with the mix.
The Lord had called us there so we lifted up the night to Him in prayer and off we went. Below was a little greeting video as we walked from the parking lot to the event and my little fisher woman wife was already being led to share with two ladies walking along side of us. It was amazing to see her being lead to share immediately as she does not naturally feel comfortable sharing in a crowd. Praise God all things are possible by Him and not by us (Mathew 19:26)!
Oct 26, 2012 | Sharing the Gospel at the 2012 Tucson Fire Dept Chili CookOff. #wehavegreatnewstoshare by peartkyle on Keek.com
We did not catch the first mans name so keep the unknown in prayer. This man was available to hear but drawn by the world quickly. We were mid sentence sharing the truth as a friend of his was told by his girlfriend to get this man "outta there". He did receive a tract so we pray that man wakes up and seeks the Lord when all alone and remembers the things Christ gave him that night. Hope.
Next was our new friend Chuy. This young man was greatly influenced by his love for the flesh and need to continually "experience" his life. He knew that the direction he was going lead to eternal death but he wanted to live his life to the "fullest" by smoking and drinking which was way more important than what Christ could do for him. I am very thankful for him allowing us to carry as long as a conversation as he did but in the end he truthfully admitted that he wanted to enjoy his temporal life though he knows where it leads. He has hit rock bottom several times and knows he is a sinner but it doesn't impact his life. We pray that the Lord continues to work on our friends heart. Please cry out for Chuy. He received a Gospel of John from us and our contact information so we pray and wait on the Lord!
Next was a long very fruitful but testing at times conversation. We came to meet several new friends here. Josh had approached three gentlemen and asked what their thoughts were on Heaven. Two immediately claimed to be Christian and another was Catholic. It was interesting that the Catholic recognized he was not Christian as most assume they are the same. We asked him why he said and believed they were different but he was not interested so he walked off. We didn't catch that young mans name but we ask for your prayers for him.
The other two guys blessed us by staying and engaging in the conversation. There names were Zack and Michael. Zack was a younger 17 or 18 year old man that grew up in the church. He knew the "copy and paste" version of the Gospel and admitted that if he died at that moment he would go to Hell because of his lack of relationship with Christ. Throughout the whole night, I myself with my fleshful eyes, think this was the most fruitful conversation of the night. This man let us pray for him and really recognized he needs to repent and go the opposite direction that he is headed.
There was a whole group of the family there while we spoke with Zack, along with his mother, which wanted to heckle a little bit but the Lord opened a great door for my wife to be able to speak with her so I am so thankful we had my wife there to speak with the ladies. Overall, the whole group was looking for a church on the north side of town, so we ask for your prayers for this family to reach out to the body of Christ and seek new life in the Lord!
Last we wrapped it up at a picnic table full of people and ended up having a one on one conversation with Julian. Julian is a high school senior that is a proclaiming Atheist. He said that he likes to believe in "facts" and "science". I promise this was a great conversation.
Before we jumped into the actual science in the Bible, we asked Julian if there was a truth that he did not know would he want to know it and he truthfully answered no. I am glad he was honest though that seems to be the common desire of the world more and more. From there, Julian asked for me to show him how God was real. Without putting God on the stand, all we had to do was have Julian read Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22. I asked him after reading, who that was talking about and he said Jesus. Without me even swaying him that way, that is how he answered. I proceeded to ask Julian if he knew those each were written from 500-1000 years before Christ ever lived on earth. Julian was speechless.
At that point, I asked him to show me scientifically how evolution is correct. He said he couldn't. I reminded him that he said he believes in facts and science so it doesn't really make sense that he believes in a theory claiming it to be fact. We explained to him the difference between "Observational Science" and "Historical Science" which Julian wasn't aware of. It was clear that Julian had faith but it was much more blind than hope in something sure.
The whole table was ready to go though they were so thankful for us taking the time to speak to this Atheist young man so we left Julian with one question. We asked him "How could something, come from nothing?" He was handed one of the tracts that point him to http://www.youroriginsmatter.com/ and asked him to please consider that question.
We are so thankful for all of the conversations that the Lord lead. He continually proves it is not us out there but Him speaking individually to these souls. We merely are just vessels filled with His Holy Spirit ready to be used by Him. Please do pray for these men and woman as we all wish for them to have that intimate and saving relationship through our Lord Christ Jesus!
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