Pops, Greg, and Street Lights

This past Wednesday was one of the best we have had.  We gave out 80 biscuits and probably had close to 100 people we were able to talk with.  We are encouraged in the last several weeks that they are getting more attentive to our message.  We ask you to pray for our group each Wednesday morning and that God will prepare the hearts and minds of those we talk with and that they will continue to be receptive to his word.  

One of our favorites is “Pops”.  Pops is turning 63 this week and has a love for the Lord.  Pops asked us to pray for him because he feels like God wants him to do something big with his life and is a little frustrated that he can’t figure out what that is.  Pops is a wonderful influence on the young men and women that he meets.  Some we meet downtown are reluctant, but it is encouraging to us to see many like Pops who are ready and willing to follow the Lord.  We ask that you pray for Pops and that God will continue to walk ahead of him and show him the path he wants him to go down.

Another great story this week was from our friend Greg.  Greg talked about some of the hardships he has had and the fact that God just wants us to walk in the light.  Greg used the analogy of a street light.  He noted that he did not want to walk on the dark sidewalk at night, because he never knew who was going to jump out at him and it was dangerous.  He explained that he wanted to walk on the street where the lights were, so he could be prepared and see where he was going.  Greg noted that every day he woke up was a day that he was able to choose the path that he walked down.  Greg held his hands up and put his hands together forming a V, and noted that he had made the decision to go down the path of the light.  He was tired of going down the sidewalk and wanted to follow Jesus who is the light of the world.  Greg, who served our country in the military, has some excited things coming up including a scholarship to a 12 month program that will allow him to build on some of the skills he learned in the military.  We ask you to pray for Greg as well.

Like many weeks we go down, we feel like we got more than we gave.  Please continue to pray that we will make an eternal difference in the hearts and minds of our friends downtown.  

Bill for Kingdom Here