Justin Bieber, July & August Update

Just wanted to post a few pictures of the Justin Bieber concert we preached at.  It was a sad commentary on our society to see thousands of young kids, mostly girls, flaunting their bodies and flocking to their idol.  One of our guys was castigated by a mom for pointing out that he was an IDOL.  I guess it's okay for them to call him that, but not for the street preachers.

 Another mom scolded me for striking the contrast that Jesus Christ loved them enough to die for them, while Justin Bieber only wanted their money.  Think about it--not only did their idol leave them hanging for over 1-1/2 hours before he showed up, but do you think he really cares about his fans?  --enough to die for them?  People need to get back to reality, and Jesus Christ IS reality-- he is eternal life!

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On July 27th we had a good time out on the street and were able to talk to several people at length.  One woman had a testimony of salvation, but was having doubts as she was struggling with alcohol and going through rehab.  Her name was Chantelle.

I noticed one woman watching us as we preached, so went over to talk with her.  Her name was Dakota.  She told me that she regularly sees and hears us out on the streets preaching, and had questions about salvation.  I was able to begin to give her the plan of salvation and leave her with a tract before her bus came.  Pray that she has understood and received the truth of the gospel.

A young man named Kalim was dealt with as well, but did not receive Christ at that time.

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August 24th we had several interactions between preaching, particularly concerning the scripture signs we post behind us.  If you haven't seen the pictures, we stick over a dozen scriptures signs into the top of the fence posts behind us.  One man started at one end and wrote every reference down from each sign.  He is pictured at the right.  Another woman was going down the line reading the signs carefully, so I finally asked her, "What do you think about them?"  She asked me what it all meant, so I began to explain.  She seemed interested, and when I asked her name, she told me it was Delilah (interesting).  She didn't know she had a Biblical name, but that really was of no consequence.  She just seemed really intrigued about the scripture signs.  Pray that God uses the scriptures in her heart and life.

The picture at the left is of a man I was able to provide a meal for.  He was asking for a handout for food, so we obliged.  (Probably not the way he wanted us to.)  His name was Tony, and we left him with a tract and John & Romans.

Two people asked us to pray with them.  One was a woman named Heather whose friends and family were going through major health issues.  She herself was not saved, but allowed us to pray for her and them, and received a tract after we talked with her for a while.  Another woman named Belinda, who had a testimony of salvation, asked us to pray for her upcoming surgery.  We did, and were able to encourage her through the scriptures.

One man gave on of our tracts back to my son, having written on the decision page that he had already received Christ but wanted information about the coming of Christ and end times prophecy.  His name was Ibrahim, and I was able to get his email and home address to be able to give him some material.

Thanks again for praying for us.  Pray that the word of God would penetrate the darkness of this world, and bring deliverance to so many who are held captive by Satan.