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
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