Summer Update

We have had many opportunities to minister in Hartford these past few months, not the least of which was the ING Hartford Marathon last week.  Once again, thousands of runners, spectators, officials and booth operators were there.  Pastor Getto redid the tract from last marathon in in full color, and it was a big hit at the race.  One woman even made the comment, "This is the best one of these (tracts) that I've seen; it really gets people to look inside!"  That is what we are hoping people did with them--look inside and find the good news of salvation through Jesus Christ and RECEIVE it!

We changed up locations a few weeks back and preached in downtown New Britain.  One gentleman came running irate out of the restaurant you see in the background when the preacher declared that Mohammed and Buddha were liars.  After intercepting and speaking to him for a short time, he actually received a tract and went his way.  We are not out there to intentionally provoke people, but the truth of the gospel has a way of doing that with people who "oppose themselves" as Paul wrote in II Timothy 2:25.  But, as is written in that same verse, we strive with meekness to instruct them.

The same is true with this lady on the right.  Initially she claimed to be saved, but when I questioned her about how she had assurance of that, I got answers that included everything from baptism to church membership, from Holy Spirit cliches to relatives who were in the ministry.  I tried to reason with her out of the scriptures how that she needed a personal decision of putting her faith in the finished work of Christ, but was mostly met with a "why are you judging me" type attitude.  It is sad.  People are so falsely secure in useless trappings of religion and not truly secure in the One who himself is life eternal.

This last picture here is of our associate Pastor Getto dealing with a bus driver along Main St.  It was a blessing to have him along that day!

Sorry it has been so long since I've put out an update.  Thanks for praying for us.  Please continue to pray that the Lord would get the glory from this ministry and that souls would come to know him as their Saviour.