A Prayer Request to You

This Sunday several of us will be meeting together at Glencullen Baptist Church to discuss and pray about what and where the Lord would lead in future ministy on the streets of Portland. Please pray with us and for us as we seek the Lord's wisdom in further open air ministry in down town Portland.

The Sowers went forth Sowing the Seed

To day we went out on the Square in Portland armed and loaded with gospel tracts. Our good friends Heather and Holly came out to take a corner for Jesus at Broadway and Morrison with little Joanna standing with them. Molly and Liz took the NE corner at 6th and Morrison with Jim and I in roaming mode. Over all around 500 tracts were distributed into the hands people young and old.

There were to many contacts and conversations to mention all of them but there were a few that stood out in my mind.

While passing through the Max stop on Yam Hill I asked a middle age man, " Do you have one of these?" He looked briefly at the tract and said," No I don't!" He looked anxious and eagerly snatched the tract from my hand. I thought, wow I wonder what God is doing in that man's life.

Molly reported that the young security officer picked up a tract that someone had thrown down and read the whole thing. He came over to Molly to check us out, you can not sell literature on the square. Molly was able to give a good gospel witness to the young man before he moved on.

We had one reviler today. She first singled out Joanna at her corner. Naturally she picked the smallest to revile with her angry protestations against the whole exercise of giving out gospel tracts and move on down the street. As she passed Molly the whole ugly thing started again with more vehemence! She complained that our money would be better spent buying food for the bum down the street (Of course she is not spending any of her money on the guy! Molly and I both carry granola bars with us and offer them to hungry souls from time time).

Most are hard hearted and indifferent to the gospel...but there are always a few with whom God is working. Dear Lord grant mercy to those who received your word today! Amen

Christ is Captian ...Let's do it!

Have you ever come to a place where you just want to stay home. You are tired of running around. Have you noticed that you really feel this way when it comes to doing a good work for the Lord? This week was a busy week with work and much activity around the house with me trying to get power hooked up and Molly selling puppies; Liz and Jo were both working various summer jobs which require mom to do extra running. I did not feel like going out today but we did and I'm glad that we were there once we got there.

Jesus told a story of two sons.....
Matt 21:28-31
"What do you think? A man had two sons. And he went to the first and said, 'Son, go and work in the vineyard today.'
29 And he answered, 'I will not,' but afterward he changed his mind and went.
30 And he went to the other son and said the same. And he answered, 'I go, sir,' but
did not go.
31 Which of the two did the will of his father?"
ESV

All that to say that God will bless faithfulness and obedience to His commands in the absence of feeling like it!
God help us to prepare our hearts to serve the Lord! By God grace I'll do better in the future.

Good to be back on the Streets of Portland

Back in the Saddle!

By God's grace and good blessing we are planning to be on Square on Saturday, August 2nd, 2008.

We encourage you to join us to pass out tracts, witness one on one or to watch and pray for those who are actively doing ministry. It is said of Jesus, When He saw the multitude he had compassion on them. Come out for an hour to see the need and to pray with us. God will move your heart.

We will meet at Starbuck's corner at 12:00 noon (NW corner, Morrison St & Broadway). My family will be there with friends. Please pray for us that God would grant us power in the inner by His Spirit to the furtherance of the Gospel to His glory!