Day 27: Every opportunity , even at a job interview

This afternoon I went to a job tour with the state at a local youth facility. The tour consisted of them two other guys and myself around the facility grounds, informing us that if we are hired, what will be expected as am employee.

The tour lasted just over an hour. It did offer a few opportunities to share my faith in which I am grateful. My memory has failed me when it comes to the names of both of the guys I witnessed with but one man was named Nick.

Along with these two, I was able to give a tract to the driver who escorted us onto the property grounds;which she was delighted to get.

I gave a tract to each of the guys who took the tour with me;telling them that the one thing we all have in common was that we all die. The look on their face said it all. Limited on time, I left them with a few more words and that was it.

Not to many days to go. I hope that somehow this journal has been encouraging. That you are shairng your faith in your own town.

Light the darkness

David
www.EvangelizeYourCity.org

Day 26: Bible Study Interupted...

Day 26~ Went out to the State Capital for a bible study at night on the steps and during the study, was interrupted by the Capital Police. Ended up talking with Officer Rich for a bit and thankfully had the chance to ask him about life after eternity and give him a tract. He mentioned that he was not going to hell, which is good;but keep him in your prayers.

Day 25: Taking your kids witnessing

Today I had to go to Wal-Mart to drop some paper work off to get permission to place my Prayer Station in front of the store and I took my 3 year old along with me.

After speaking with a manager up in the front of the store, I was sent to the back by lay-a-way to speak with a person from personnel.
As we waited, I tried patiently to keep my three year old calm and in control. She has attention span that is shorter than my pinky toe and enough energy to to get the shuttle to the moon and back...

During our wait, which seemed like days....crickets chirping; there was a guy who was waiting for something else on a nearby chair. I had a few football trivia tracts that I just got in the mail from Bezeugen Tract Club and offered him one.

That was simple... I'm sure that as the guy waited, longer than us in fact, he was delighted to find something to read to help pass the time;and what better than God's word...

It is always a joy to hear my kids talk about witnessing. My kids always enjoy going places with me and passing out a few tracts. They even have a special word for it as well. It's called "gospel-ing."

I asked my little girl today as we drove to the store, "Who do you tell people about when you go gospel-ing?" With a big enthusiastic yell she said ,"Jesus."

Let me encourage you to take your kids witnessing with you. Teach them, let them see and hear you do it. As they grow, they will become great ambassadors for Christ in their own schools and around their friends.


Light the darkness~
David
EvangelizeYourCity.org

Day 24 : Door to Door Opportunity

It has been more than a few days since I last posted and I hope you are still hanging in there with me. It looks like the closer I get to the end, I get farther behind on posting. But not because I haven't had the opportunity, there has been many, it just has been a busy thankfully and just not finding the time to post.

But today was a great day...I must continue on and finish this blog..

I was invited today to help out a new church in town canvas the neighborhood surrounding the church and invite people to worship on Sunday. We walked to about one hundred homes and passed out fliers and tracts.

There were a few opportunities to witness and speak a little more than just come to church which I was very thankful.

One yard I went up to had chickens running around. In the city!

During our walk, I thought about the Jehovah Witnesses and Mormons who do this all the time and thought, we should be doing the same. What a great opportunity to talk to people.

If I haven't mentioned this in the past, there is a great brother who does door to door ministry and has some great resources. Check him out at http://www.bezeugen.org/Bezeugen/Door_to_Door.html

Stay encouraged and share your faith.

Light the darkness~
David

Day 23: Third run- in with the law in three days, but a good one

Last night I found myself at my new fishing spot in town, Troy State Montgomery. I have sort of adopted this new spot recently and found it to be a great place to go at night as students and other people who are downtown walk and drive by.

If you have read any of my last post, A few weeks back, I had a run in with the campus police about preaching downtown in this area. You can read about that by following this link.

Tonight, I had a run in with the same officer, but much different than previously. As I scanned through my bible and prepared to lift up God's name, the officer approached me and asked what section I would be in tonight.

A little confused, I asked him what he meant. "What are you preaching on tonight?" To my surprise but delight, I told him 2 Corinthians 5:21. " He made Him who knew no sin to be sin on our behalf, so that we might become the righteousness of God in Him"

As we talked about the text, I came to find out more about Officer Jones, that he was a former police officer and school teacher. As well as this Sunday he would be ordained as a deacon in his home church. We discussed some scripture concerning deacons as well as issues of the day.

Our conversation lasted maybe 20 minutes, but what was great, and all glory to God is given is that a few weeks ago, Officer Jones was telling me I wasn't allowed to preach, and tonight, we found ourselves on the same side talking about God's word.

Day 22 : Witnessing At The Mall

Yesterday I mentioned how the security at the campus of AUM, Auburn University of Montgomery discussed with me the rules and regulations of free speech on campus after someone reported me preaching. Well today, another run in with the law, but at the local mall in town.

For some time, well over a year, I have been standing around at intersections in town with witnessing signs that tell people to be "sanctified or french fried." Just kidding... "Where will you spend eternity? Repent & Believe the Gospel is what it actually says.

Since I began doing this type of evangelism, I haven't had many issues with the law or owners of properties except when I first began, the owner of a jewelry store across the street from the mall said I could not stand at the intersection in front of his store, for the reason that if he let me, he would have to let skinheads, crazy people, and so on stand there. So I moved across the street in front of the mall. I can say too, I haven't seen any skinheads, crazy people or any other group come and stand on a corner as I did, thankfully I moved...

Well today, I made my way out to Eastdale Mall with my sign. Within minutes, mall security showed up informing that the corner was mall property and I would have to move along. "No problem," I said, as I made the point that for over a year, I have been doing this and no one has said a thing. "We have a new mall manager and he is cracking down on things", he replied.


As we walked toward my car and his vehicle, I tried to witnessed with him, giving him a gospel tract and quickly explaining it to him. He gladly took the tract and told me where I could stand that was a good spot down the road that was a good intersection and off of mall property. I shook his hand and thanked him.

If you have done any evangelism, mostly likely you have tried the mall. There are lots of people and it is temperature controlled. A great fishing spot. If you have witnessed there, you probably have had run-ins with the mall security and told you could not pass out tracts. I posted a link on yesterday's journal post on dealing with the police, witnessing at malls, and dealing with security somewhat falls in the same category but the mall has a few more things than just dealing with security.

I found a few more links I would like to share. I hope it helps you if you witness at mall or if you have been kicked out. Thank you for your time and I hope you were encouraged to share your faith as I am sharing mine.. By the way, the picture of the man and young girl holding signs, aren't of me, but or Roger who makes my signs for me. If you desire your own sign, check him out at WatchmanGospelSigns.com

http://www.chick.com/bc/1997/smalltable.asp

http://thelawmanchronicles.blogspot.com/2008/06/now-thats-great-question_06.html

http://thelawmanchronicles.blogspot.com/2010/08/great-news-for-evangelism-in-california.html

Light the darkness
David
EvangelizeYourCity.org

Day 21: Dealing with the Police

As I went out today, in search of a new job, I stopped by AUM, A local university in Montgomery to pass out some tracts and preach the gospel. This would be my first time preaching on this campus, so I wasn't sure how things would pan out.

After speaking to some students for some time, I found my spot and began to preach. My sermon wasn't elaborate and filled with great illustrations, but it was the gospel. As I spoke, I panned the area to make eye contact with those looking on, in hopes that I as looked at them, they would get the perception, that I was speaking directly to them.

I closed and began to distribute tracts again. Within a few minutes, the campus police was on me. They politely questioned me if I had a free speech permit. "Wasn't aware I needed one," I said. They asked for my ID and ran it and all the millions I paid to the police must have cleared my record, I was clean.

As I dealt with the police, I keep my confidence and stood my ground and played dumb, I was confident at least that the last part would work; I had used it enough in as a kid to get out of trouble. :) I spoke politely to the police, inquiring about a permit, where and how I get one. They nicely gave me all the info I needed without incident.

Other than preaching, I was blessed to have witnessed one two one with a few groups of people. One being with a young man named Diablo (wasn’t his real name). Please remember him and all that received the gospel today in your prayers. May our Lord draw them all to Himself.

I know dealing with the police; can go many ways at times. There have been times, dealing with them, that I have almost ended up getting three hot’s and a cot, that’s going to jail by the way. But avoided it simply by being respectful and treating them not as I have a right to be here and share my faith, but being grateful for the opportunity to share His gospel. But, knowingly, hopefully not anytime soon, there will be that day when jail it will be.

Let me share with you a link that better explains dealing with the police. From a person who deals with them a lot more than I, Steve Sanchez or Stone the Preacher, that is him by the way in the above picture, check out the link and be ready next time you have a run in with the badge…

http://www.stonethepreacher.com/2008/04/15/on-dealing-with-the-police.html

I hope you find this day’s journal encouraging and that you are sharing your faith regularly. As you pray, please remember those I witnessed with and all I encountered.

Light the darkness,

David

EvangelizeYourCity.org

Day 20: A Dead Battery & Missed Opportunity

It appears as if the closer I get to the 30 days, I am slacking on posting my journal each day. I can be honest that sometimes, I'm beat and have had a long day and just too tired to put my thoughts and opportunities down on paper per say.

But... Let me get started. As I say often in this journal is that everyday we get opportunities to share our faith. To pass out a tract or speak to a person. Either pumping gas or going to the market. Opportunities are everywhere, happens though we just aren't looking.

Today, I had a great opportunity to witness to a very nice lady that offered to assist my family by jumping our van off after the battery died in a Walgreen's parking lot.

She was rather up in years so she told me that I had to connect them and I gladly did. The entire time, I had a tract in my pocket and was preparing to witness to her. After I got our van running, I shut each of our hoods and placed her jumper cables back in her trunk. I had many opportunities to witness, but....FAILED.

Honestly, this little old lady put fear in me. I was afraid that she might not take it. I think it was more PRIDE. I was more afraid of what she would might think about me.

Anyhow, I know it isn't how much you witness, but that we should, not just because God commanded it, but out of gratitude for the cross..

Light the darkness~
David
EvangelizeYourCity.org

Day 19: Iron Sharpening Iron

Sometimes sharing God's truth is not always with a lost person, but reminding a Christian of the truth of God's word, iron sharpening iron per say.. Proverbs 27:17

Today, I spent most of my time at home, but had the chance to speak with a brother in Christ over the phone that had been dealing with a few things. I won't elaborate on the specifics of our conversation, I feel I must be respectful to the privacy of the one I spoke with.

I can tell you and I am sure you know, no matter how long we have walked with God, there are many seasons of trials and good times. That is one thing our Lord does tell us we will have, trials and tribulations and persecution because of His name. John 16:33

But He continues to comfort us, in the same verse, "But take heart; I have overcome the world.” Indeed He does. There are many things that come against us, especially when we try to share our faith. The road can be hard and tiresome, but praise be to God, at least it His road.

As always, God gives opportunities for us to glorify His name, even if it would be done by sharpening another follower of Christ.

Light the darkness
David
EvangelizeYourCity.org

Day 18: Are you making a god to suit yourselves?

Many people would not admit that they worship a god made with human hands of wood, stone, or precious metals, but many do worship a god that they have formed in their own minds, a god to suit themselves, a Santa Claus or grandfather figure that is all good and forgiving. Not a god that would send them to hell for the things they have done.

Today, as part of Project Ezra, a project that encourages the public reading of the bible, I was joined along side a friend in downtown Montgomery to read from the book of Deuteronomy chapter 4:15-40.

We set up our mic and amp that we use and continued to offer prayers to God for the words and favor from Him. That he would use us to draw men to Him. There weren't slews of people who were downtown that we saw listening. Car would drive by and people would look and keep going. People would poke their heads out of buildings and go right back in. You would see people standing and looking at some points and then walk away.

As I read from the book, my prayers were that God would pierce the heart of the listener, that He would convict them of their need for a Savior. That they might examine themselves to see if they are truly in the faith, the One True God and not a figment of their imagination.

I expressed the Law, God's righteous standard, the Ten Commandments. Emphasizing how each of us is guilty of breaking them, that all have fallen short of the glory of God ~ Romans 3:23. For who has not lied or stolen or looked with lust which is adultery of the heart.

Who is not guilty? I proclaimed.

Why God is a jealous God, and will not be controlled by men, He also is loving and has provided a way for our sins to be atoned for. I shared Christ and Christ crucified wit them, explaining what took place on the cross many years ago. What our Lord had done for us, people who show no gratitude.
People who reject and rebel against Him even after He shows them unmerited favor or grace. That while we ere yet sinners, Christ would die for us. That He gave His life as a substitute for us, taking upon Him the wages of sin, which was meant for us.

In light of this good news, how should we live? As holy and righteous examples to those around us and to Him, the One True God; turning from sin, repenting and placing faith and trust in the only cure for this world, Jesus Christ.

I closed with words of encouragement to all that may have been listening. To examine themselves and choose this day whom they will follow, that no man is guaranteed the next day or next breath. In one instance, you can go from life to eternity,and where would you spend it? That Christ will either be your Judge or your Savior, you decide.

I was also joined by Jeromy Mashburn, a young man that I had been on the streets with a few times. He read from the word and offered some commentary to go along with it. It was his first time doing public reading and I'm grateful he chose to take that step. Please keep this young man in your prayers, that God would continue to knead him as He see's fit and keep him humble and to make him a man after God's own heart. He has a blog and website, check it out maybe offer him some encouragement as he practices sharing his faith. ChristMade.org

Please remember too, those who heard our preaching, that our gracious God would draw them to himself and save them.

On reading this selection from the word of God, I had lots of help from Daniel from Project Ezra. He had written a great commentary to use while preaching that assisted me as I read and shared God's word. Please check out Project Ezra and consider going out by yourself or with a group and reading God's holy word in the public square or nearby.

So shall my word be that goes out from my mouth; it shall not return to me empty, but it shall accomplish that which I purpose, and shall succeed in the thing for which I sent it. Isaiah 55:11

Until tomorrow,
Light the darkness~
David
www.EvangelizeYourCity.org

Day 17: We Fight Not Against Flesh & Blood

Today started out just as I had planned for the most part. I made my way out near Eastchase Mall to stand at the busy intersection with one of my witnessing signs. The weather was fine, not to hot with a cool breeze. I had been out there for about thirty minutes when I began to fill trapped in the middle of the intersection between on coming traffic.

I found myself hard to breath and a bit nervous. I drank some water and continued praying. For the first time in my life, I felt as if I was having an anxiety attack of some sort. As I prayed, I felt as if it was just a mind thing and I kept telling myself that over and over. As quick as it came on me, it left.

As traffic slowed down, I made my way across the street back to my vehicle, where I relaxed and prayed. I felt as if this was more than just a simple anxiety attack.

Later in the day, I prepared to go back out to the Troy Montgomery and do some witnessing in the campus, when just the thought of it, I felt a type of fear, much like earlier in the day besiege me.

I knew that I was fighting more that nerves and fear, but the enemy. I figured I must have done something to get him on my tail. I called a few buddies and voiced my concern to some online friends to pray for me as I still prepared to go out witnessing.

My fears subsided once I made my way downtown. I continued to pray and thank our Lord for the opportunity to share His word and prayed that he would speak through me.

I was not able to preach as I had planned, but was blessed to have met and spoke with many people, one who said he was an agnostic. After speaking with him, he had been searching and was very open minded to a point. He knew there had to be something out there but figured if he just lived a good life, then God would understand.

Others that I met was Freda, an older lady who lost her job and decided to go back to school to finish her Masters. She actually encouraged me on a few things since I recently lot my job.

There was more people I had the privilege to talk and hand a tract to, including some Christians who asked for extra tracts to hand out.

I wonder who was so important that the enemy would have to try to discourage me from going out? The answer to that is simple, everyone. The Everyone is important as everyone needs a Savior.

Ephesians 6:12 tells us that our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.

I once heard an evangelist speak about when we begin to share our faith, we make in onto Satan's top ten list. We can often forget when we share our faith, that he is very displeased. He is very happy if we remain fearful and never share our faith. If we never step out of our comfort zones to tell others of the hope that is within us.

I am not worried about more attacks, my trust is in the Creator God, the Almighty King. He is my refuge, My God.

Please pray for those I met today and for more opportunities to continue sharing my faith as I am able to. My prayer is that God would use this journal to glorify His name and encourages you and others to go out and share the gospel with all you can.

Light the darkness
David
www.EvangelizeYourCity.org

Day 16: Straddling the Fence

This past weekend has been a blessing and an eventful one filled with opportunities share with many the gospel of Jesus Christ as a handful of fellow brothers and sisters teamed up at Atlanta Motor Speedway for the race on Saturday.

Lead by Justin Peirce, from Evangelism Alliance, we began the day by offering prayers to God, that He would use us to reach these people and to glorify His name. As well as make a point to each of us to make a covenant with our eyes as Job did, not to look with lust at a person and to confess and be accountable to one another as people inside would be dressed sparingly. Job 31:1

The entire day consisted of great fellowship as each person sharpened and encouraged one another. Sharing stories and what brought each of us here to this day from across the country to share with those around us the hope that is within us.
Each person left that day with a miraculous story of a person in whom they witnessed to and how our Lord was involved. Many times we were amazed by the work God was doing, that he led us here, for this specific purpose.

There will be many faces of people I will remember from this outreach, but no more than the face of a young man by the name of Craig. I ran into him as we made our way through the campgrounds speaking and passing out tracts. He approached me as I offered some of his friends some million dollar gospel tracts. After speaking with him, he was like many we had spoken with throughout the day.

Good regular people; well behaved, showing some sense or morals and God fearing to a degree. Except in the fear of God they possessed, it was more of a false God that simply forgives and loves and would never send a person like them to hell.

After discussing God’s standard of righteousness, the Ten Commandments, Craig admitted that he wasn’t as good as he proclaimed to be. He understood that he had broken the Commandments of God and would be guilty and therefore would not go to heaven but hell if he were to die.

He admitted that as he understood the wages of sin and struggled with it and expressed his concern over his witness to his friends, as around them, he wore the Christian t-shirts and tried to tell them about Christ.

I noticed at one point, behind me, were the rest of my team looking on. Later I would find out that as they stared at me speaking with Craig, they assumed I had somehow invoked him to anger as he expressed his words with the waving of his hands.

I continued on speaking with him and was joined by Justin. Justin shared with him some great points about being a witness to his friends and not causing them to stumble as well as emphasizing, that if he truly saw his sin as it was, he would have no issue turning from it and never returning. Using an analogy as being able to step one foot in hell and then come out looking at the cross, you would never want to step foot back in it.

Craig was filled with many should and shouldn’t do’s. He knew truth, and that he was straddling the fence between heaven and hell. God doesn’t want a little bit of you my friends, He wants it all, I expressed.

Justin and I spoke with him for a little while longer. Constantly sharing with him scripture and the importance of following Christ no matter what other s may think. We gave him some tracts and info on some churches to get himself planted into and thanked him and his buddies for their time and for the chance to meet them.

Craig was a young man filled with tattoos and ear rings, and bushy hair. His outward appearance might run many off, but to me, he was my brother. We might not have the same mother, but God’s word does say we are all descendants of Adam. In turn, every one of us is related and part of some tree that joins us.

It bothers me that I saw so many that day that were lost, so many depending on their own goodness for salvation. It is my prayer that as we tried to be obedient to the Great Commission, God drew many to Himself, saving them.

Please keep Craig in prayer and even those I can’t mention that we spoke with or handed a tract to. God is good and is the Almighty. I trust that he was glorified that day. Also please keep in prayer this ministry at the races. If you have a desire to join us and others at sporting events or racetracks, follow the links below for more information.

http://www.Evangelism-Alliance.com/

Sports Fan Outreach International!

I hope you were encouraged somehow to step out in your own city to tell others of the hope that is within you. To share the gospel with all you can.

Light the darkness~
David
EvangelizeYourCity.org

Day 15: Freedom of Speech & Buddha

It's hard to believe I have made it halfway through this journal. Writing it, I had really no expectations on what to expect and honestly, how hard it would be to sit down and write out my experiences. But even though, I missed a few days here and there, those opportunities were there as they are for each of us everyday.

So halfway through, let me share with you Day 15 out of 30.

The last game was here. The end had come. The Montgomery Biscuits, one of our favorite fishing spots to witness was coming to a pause till next year. Not wanting to miss the opportunity and also distribute the last few remaining baseball tracts we had, Jeromy Mashburn and I made a last effort to share the Gospel during America's favorite pastime.

We arrived at the ball game and completed our task as we planned. The opportunity gave us some one two one conversations as well as the opportunity to preach. Later on that evening, we made our way to Troy Montgomery, a local university with night classes.

This would not be a new spot for any of us. Both Jeromy and I had been here before, passing out tracts and I preaching. Never had we had any altercations or situation with the law enforcement. As I said in a previous post though, every day brings something new.

While at Troy by myself, Jeromy had gone to get his car around the corner. I passed out a few tracts to people coming and going and especially to one young man sitting near a fountain outside the school.

Afterward, I set my stool in place and prepared the word I would begin with when, I could not speak. I tried, but nothing would come out. I just couldn't preach. Taking that as a cue, that God wanted me to sit down, I did just that, next to the guy I gave the tract to sitting on the fountain.

It turned out that his name was Frank. A young man with a funny dialect to the way he spoke. After speaking more with him, about the tract I gave him, he was a Buddhist. I found it very hard to understand much of what he said due to his accent. But still carried on as if I new what he was saying, expressing the tract and God's standard of righteousness.

When out of nowhere, an older lady who apparently knew Frank appeared. She came up and began to speak to each of us, inquiring about the tract I had. Explaining it to her, she became loud, telling me that she too was a Buddhist.

I questioned her on what happens when she dies and she said her body goes to the ground and her spirit or entity goes to the sky and floats around until it is reincarnated. Interesting I thought. The interesting part was just about to come with my next few questions. I asked her relating to her answers about life after death, how she knows that will happen, what proof she has. Her next few words threw me for a loop. Come to find out she was Buddha. Yes, she said she was Buddha.

A little confused, I told her that I thought Buddha was the little fat bald guy. Her temper began to flair. She told me not to think that I knew everything. "Ma'am, I don't pretend to. I know I don't know half the things I want to," I said.

At this point, she was ranting about Karma and other things. Looking at me, she told me that she wasn't going to argue with me. Politely, I responded by telling her that I wasn't arguing with her either. That she can walk away anytime. Fumy though, she chose to continue.

She carried on about god and that there were many gods. When she said that, I told her she was speaking blasphemy. That there is one God. One Creator. One mediator between God and man and His name is Jesus. She just got louder. I looked at her calming repeating scripture and recalled saying in Jesus name she needed to leave. She blurted out a few more words and off she was.

As she walked away, I felt that fire in my bones to rise. I positioned my stool and began to preach. I was able to preach for about a good 4 minutes when the local police arrived. Keeping my stance on my stool, I stopped preaching and greeted the officer.

Very politely, he informed me that I could not preach here. Asking why, he said because it was disorderly conduct. Really? I asked. How so? The officer replied, "Well you’re drawing a crowd." When he said that, I almost placed my hand on his shoulder and said, "You see them too?"
But trying not to play, I kept it serious.

I told him that he could easily see that there was no crowd. Just people going to and from classes. Maybe a few people standing on the sidewalk across the street. He persisted that I just couldn't preach.

Not really accepting his argument, I told him that I just left the Biscuits game where there were more people that this there and that right down the streets, I use an amp and preach and have no problems with the police. He seemed to be shocked at that.

He asked me nicely, if I would give him two minutes to check with his commander. I had no problem with that. After a few phone calls, he said it would be OK, but with one condition. As long as I did not draw a crowd.

I knew that even if there was a crowd, I still had the freedom to preach. I used the opportunity to witness to him and the other officers that arrived on the scene. Jeromy discussed with them why we were out here and the urgency as Christians to share the gospel. The police were nice and although they were kind of restricting our freedom, it was just an opportunity that night to witness to them by remaining calm and orderly and respecting them as officers and letting them hear the gospel as I continued to preach.

As I write this journal, I recall the spot where I was standing. Behind me stood the Rosa Parks Museum. Inside tells of a lady and an era where people's liberty and freedoms were denied. Ms. Parks refused to give up her seat, her right you might say to be equal and sit where she chose. That night, I was practicing my freedom, that we all have. I'm sure there will come another night or day where I will be told to stop or go to jail. Maybe that day will come for many of us who go and stand on the corner to proclaim His word. It's not a day to look forward to, not a day to plan. Until though, we all should go and proclaim the good news.

I hope you enjoyed and have been encouraged by this journal and seek to do the same. To seek out opportunities in you own area to preach and share the good news. I will not be posting any entries this weekend. I have been invited to tag along and do some witnessing at Atlanta Motor Speedway during the Nascar race. Please keep myself and others in your prayers.

Light the darkness

David

EvangelizeYourCity.org

Day 14: Is there any reason-ing?

On this day of the journal, I was once again at Reproductive Health Services in Montgomery, which just so happens to be the only abortion clinic in town. While there, not much had changed. I was met by the same escorts as normal and the same scenarios of women and men.

All was the same except for the sound of a hurt lamb screaming for help. That noise came from the ram's horn that was brought by one of the counselor's father. As he blew the horn, I could not help but think about how terrible it sounded.

Listening to the sound of the horn, imagining the screams for help, you can't separate the distinction between a hurt lamb and a child about to be murdered. If only that child could scream for help...

While at the clinic today, I looked at Jeshau, one of the sidewalk counselors and said that this had to be the worst place on earth. Honestly... a place where children can actually be murdered legally. You would have thought I said to him, with all the churches and many that profess, Christ, there would have been more people standing for life.

I want to share with you something one of the counselors that come on Friday mornings before work said to me.

"Imagine if one of the disciples from the first church had a vision of the church in 2010. In this vision, he described with enthusiasm seeing church building everywhere. One nearly on every corner. And with these buildings, there were people going in and coming out, going in and coming out. He was filled with such delight. As he continued down the street, he saw another building. Not a church, but one where children could be murdered legally. As he saw this, he cried and thought, what has happened to the church?"

My friends, this is truly the worst place to be on earth. The thought of it, should make every person weep and beg for forgiveness. I have spoken with many people, pro life and pro-abortion. Everyone has their own opinion on the case. But our opinions don't matter.

No matter how we reason against or for it, plead for the life of the child or the choice the mother should have, God our creator has formed this child in the womb. Even if the child doesn't have a heartbeat till 9 months, just the fact that God Almighty knows this child and has designed and formed them, is all the reason one needs.

As I write this journal, I don't plan what I will do to make it interesting to the reader. I pray for opportunities and they come. This particular day, even without the blowing of the horns, offered other opportunities to talk with people, to pass out a tract or simply lay one day. My pray is that you, as you read and as you go, you would do the same. Share your faith with all you can. And too....Does the issue of abortion affect you? There is something you can do?

If you read this post and want to get involved, send me a message with your first name, email, and what city and state your in to David@EvangelizeYourCity.org and I will try to contact others in those cities that stand for righteousness and for life in your area.

Thanks
Light the darkness,
David
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