Luke 10:2 Ministries

William, Eliza, Lisa, Shawn and Daisy Holes

We have been given an amazing blessing from the Lord.  We had our prayers answered in ways that we had not imagined or asked for and we give all glory to God.  This spring we were praying that we would be able to be in New York City again doing outreach and sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ.  Three weeks ago we got a call from Pastor Pat Necerato asking if we would pastor his church in New Jersey, The Great Commission Bible Church, while he is on furlough for three months.  I could hardly keep my tears from falling.  The church is about 1 1/2 hours form NYC and there are four families that have been diligently worshiping there for three years.  What a blessing that we now have an opportunity to be in NYC and have housing and be able to pastor this church.  So we are living in Perth Amboy, NJ which is 45 minutes from NYC. There are many ways to commute into the city for doing outreach.  We can take the train, ferry, or drive our car.

Our apartment in Perth Amboy

Perth Amboy is largely hispanic and is a nice community.  Families are seen together on the steps of their homes and people walk everywhere.  We have a small apartment but it does have three bedrooms and they allow pets.  So, our dog Daisy is welcome here.  In the process of being in prayer, many people were asking us what our plans were for the summer and we would just have to say that we didn’t know yet, and that we were just waiting on the Lord. It is so wonderful to be in the position of just trusting.  We trust Him for all our provisions and we know that all our needs will be met.  At this point, we are praying to be on the road again in the fall.  It is our prayer that we can share the Gospel all around the country on campuses, street corners and in churches.  We hope to start off in Maine and from there continue to let the Lord show us where to go.

Some of the outreach we have been doing has been preaching on the Staten Island ferry.  It is great for soul fishing.  The people are generally good listeners and many times we get encouragement from them. They will often approach us to take tracts and bibles, and sometimes we get into some very good discussion on the differences of religions and why Christ is the only way.  One night after preaching, several people clapped after I was finished.  All praise be to God.

Pat Necerato in Union Square, NY

Scott Smith in Union Square

Union Square is again my favorite place to preach in the city.  People from all over the world gather there to cool off from the heat, socialize, eat, and shop at the outdoor markets.  We are seeing many of the same people as last year – both Christians and otherwise.  What a great God we serve.  We need more laborers though.  Perhaps the Lord would put it on your heart to come to the city and do some evangelism.  Maybe it could be used as a way to get out of your comfort zone so that when you go back home you would then have more boldness in sharing the Good News in love.  I pray this is the case and somebody takes us up on this offer.  One of our good sisters, Tiffany, is having an evangelism camp at the end of July and you could attend that. Our good friends who we sat in for last summer, Tom and Faith Kiser are also hosting groups again this summer at their home in New York City. Or perhaps you would like to join our brother in Christ, Tony Miano, at one of his evangelism camps in Los Angeles.  Please contact us if you are interested in any of these opportunities and we will put you in touch…

“The chief danger of the Church today is that it is trying to get on the same side as the world, instead of turning the world upside down. Our Master expects us to accomplish results, even if they bring opposition and conflict. Anything is better than compromise, apathy, and paralysis. God give to us an intense cry for the old-time power of the Gospel and the Holy Ghost!” ~A.B. Simpson

We attended the Memorial Day parade in Millstone, NJ.  The locals were lining the street waiting for the short parade to come by.  We took the opportunity to share some Good News with the lost.  “I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.” Matthew 9:13 I preached for a while but the reception was quite cold and some people were angry.  One man walked up to me while I was sharing the Gospel and was pushing and shoving me and cursing at me to stop.  The men I was with and the authorities had to get the man to back off and calm down.  The name of Jesus is offensive and gets people mad.  Interestingly, during the ceremonies that followed there were prayers made by local clergy but not once was the name of Jesus mentioned.  I believe these men are ashamed of the Gospel and fear man more than they fear God.  Many men have gone to war for these freedoms that we have such an abundance of here in the United States.  I thank God that we can share this great message of hope and forgiveness and trust and faith and joy and mercy here in this country.  Oh the blood of Jesus.  Oh the sacrifice of God’s only Son.  Oh the payment for our crimes against a Holy God.  May we wake up.  May we open our eyes and see how kind God is.  May we repent and put our trust in Jesus Christ, turning from our sins and bowing down to Christ as Lord of our lives.  Religion won’t save us on that great and terrible day of when we will all give an account to God.  Good works won’t save us.  Only if you have been born again and have surrendered to the Lord Jesus Christ will you be saved.

Here is a quote from one of our brothers in the Lord,“The need for revival grows by the hour as lawlessness and iniquity abounds. To hope and desire for revival in the Church is not a false hope or unreality, saints! It is as sure as God’s promises are sure.“ ~Greg Gordon

the old lady evangelist!

William and the black Israelites

Robert preaching in Newark, NJ

Scott Smith in Newark, NJ

Newark, NJ is a wonderful place for ministry.  We are allowed to use amplification.  We can crank up the volume on the street corners and we preach right next to the drug dealers and the prostitutes.  One day when I was finished preaching, I was walking by and shaking hands and meeting people. One of the drug dealers asked me if I was a cop!  It was almost funny.  A preacher cop.  I heard that Mark Cahill had actually met an undercover officer who was fronting as a preacher, so I guess anything is possible.  Anyway, I thought it was a hoot.  One day while I was preaching in Newark with Scott Smith (who came up from Florida with his wife Patte to preach with us for two weeks) a woman walked up to us and said that she had been a prostitute and a drug addict and was saved by Jesus Christ not only from hell, but from her lifestyle of sin.  It was like a mini church service right there in the street.  We were so happy and thankful for her encouraging words and we rejoiced.  One day the Black Israelites were out preaching and William who is our son went right into the heat of the battle and began to go over Scripture with them.  William is almost 14 years old but is very bold and knows his Bible well.  He is good at apologetics and reasons with these types of men frequently.  Newark is great for outreach and many people want to hear the Good News while waiting for their buses.  One day, we also met a lady evangelist who was quite old.  She was so excited to see men out preaching and witnessing.  She works at the airport and when she has time on the way to work she comes downtown Newark and shares tracts and witnesses to people.  She was such a blessing.

Many of you know that Robert Parker was arrested outside the Edison, NJ High School for preaching the Gospel a week or so ago.  He was on public property obeying the law.  The principal had made a false claim that Robert was trespassing by walking onto the campus lawn with one foot off the sidewalk onto the grassy lawn.  Robert did not violate the law but the police took the word of the principal over the preacher.  It’s Robert’s word against the principal’s.  This is one reason why we try to video so much of what we do in this specific situation although the video camera was turned off .  There was no warning from police, just handcuffs and a free ride to the police department where he was finger printed and put in a cell.  We do have footage of the principal coming unglued and being foul mouthed using all kinds of nasty four letter words around the students.  The principal was representing the depravity of man while the Good News of Jesus Christ was being shared.  I am guessing that the school board will be looking into this principal’s behavior and an investigation will be taking place.

The subways are a way that we get to and fro while in the city and we use it to preach to the small crowds.  We can get a two or three minute message in and then go to the next car and share the Good News with them and so on.  Sometimes we sing, sometimes we exhort, sometimes we share, but we always tell people about Jesus.

While Scott and Patte Smith were here we went to the abortion mill in Princeton, NJ.  We had opportunities to share with the nurses and a couple of the mothers who were there to kill their babies.  On the way back to our cars our friend Emily was able to speak with the abortionist himself.  This is a rare opportunity.  She shared how the Bible condemns murder and shared the love and forgiveness of Christ.  She was the perfect person to share the truth with this man.  She is so soft spoken and even has a testimony as to how she was going to abort her baby and ended up giving him up for adoption 14 years ago.  Praise the Lord.  Many young girls’ mothers march them right down to the murdering mill to kill their baby and seem to have no regret or remorse of such a murderous act.  Many mothers would even claim that they know Jesus Christ as their Lord and Saviour and still go trough with killing these innocent, helpless children.  I was saying to someone the other day, that there are approximately 4,000 children murdered in the womb each day here in the United States. That is 50 million since 1973.  Imagine if someone carried the four thousand dead babies and put them into one pile and allowed the world to witness this horrendous sight. I am guessing that it would make people horrified.  Sin is like that in God’s eyes.  He hates sin.  We aren’t hiding anything from Him.  He abhors the wicked and that’s us apart from Christ.  Our sin is separating us from God and we need to tell the world that if they die in their sin they will suffer God’s wrath, forever in a place called HELL.  And God does not want that.  Brothers and sisters, we need to get the Gospel out to people.  There are even people now that are saying that Christians are rejoicing in the murder of the murderous Dr. Tiller.  I for one am not rejoicing in his murder.  Christians do not rejoice for God does not rejoice… Say unto them, As I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel. Ezekiel 33:11 Let us warn this world of the wrath that is to come and that God is merciful and loving, and willing to wash you clean.  God punishes sin.  God is trying to protect you by His Law. The Bible says that it is a tutor that brings us to the knowledge of sin.  Occasionally people get angry at us because we use the law to evangelize.  Then later I find out that there was sin in their life and they were trying to hide from God and they were found out.   God sees every thought, hears every word, sees every deed done in the dark.  You are exposed before God, always, and someday we will all stand naked before Him.  Just saying sorry to God is not what God requires.  The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit: a broken and a contrite heart, O God, thou wilt not despise. Psalm 51:17 Friend, if you are reading this and you are being convicted that you are a sinner and you have broken God’s moral law and in desperate need of forgiveness, then you need to turn from your sin and trust the Saviour Jesus Christ.  He is the only way to be forgiven.  Maybe you say I am not that bad, I have never murdered a baby in the womb.  Well, perhaps you support those who do.  Perhaps you are saying I am not that bad, I have always been a good person.  Well if you say that, then you are deceived for the Bible says that NONE are good.  The Bible is without error and is truly the Word of God.  You say you don’t think it is God’s Word? Well then, you need to get saved from your errors and unbelief.  But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death. Revelation 21:8 We are not good, only God is good and He is commanding that you must repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.  Repentance is a turning from sin.  Realize what God has done for you by sacrificing his only Son as the payment for your crimes against Him and believe on the Lord Jesus Christ.  God will actually give you a new life making you born again, Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. 2 Cor 5:17 The Bible says, As a dog returneth to his vomit, so a fool returneth to his folly. Proverbs 26:11 Turn to Christ and turn from your sin!  Please call or e.mail us if you need counseling regarding your salvation.  Humble yourself before God and cry out to him in repentance and faith.  The Bible says But he giveth more grace. Wherefore he saith, God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace unto the humble. James 4:6 Oh, all glory to God.

Robert sharing 1-on-1

Thank you for your prayers. We are so thankful for the way that the body of Christ has come along side our ministry.  If the Lord leads you to support us financially, then know that we are humbled by such offerings.  We are also very encouraged by your e.mails to us and your posts in the comments area of this blog.  Bless God. And remember to link Lisa’s notes that are at the top of the page…

Shawn and Family

oh, here are those Ashville NC abortion mill videos from earlier this spring I said I would try to post

We have been in prayer for a place to stay in New York City for this summer and it looks like the prayer has been answered, just today.  We will have to see how the Lord orchestrates it.  But for now it looks like He has opened the necessary doors for us to go.  How amazing God is.  How infinitely kind, how wonderful is His love.  Just to know that He is God is so beautiful and that He allows us to serve Him. Well, I want to thank Him and now we eagerly await all the opportunities to serve.

Still we are in prayer about another motorhome vehicle for the fall campus tour.  We will continue to use the one we have until we can hopefully get something a bit larger.  We are so thankful for the one we have and amazed still to this day as to how blessed we were to have been given it.  Thank you Rehoboth brothers and sisters!  We couldn’t have done it without you.

Also, we are in prayer about seeing if more people will come along side us for monthly support.  Currently we have a couple of churches supporting us and several individuals. It is our prayer to expand this support base and we hope that you will please pray about the possible opportunity to come along side us in this way. Every little bit helps and we surely appreciate all support, especially prayer support.

Today two brothers stopped by and and one of them reminded me of how he is continuing to pray for our family and ministry. Lord willing, we should be heading to NYC before the end of this month.  We look forward to reaching out to sinners and encouraging the saints.  May God be glorified.  May His everlasting mercy be made known.  The ministry the Lord has called us to is centered on reaching out to the lost and sowing seeds of truth into people’s lives.  We live to share the Good News with people on college campuses, streets, and churches.  Sometimes in these environments there can be some heated dialogue and discussions.  Many times people fall under conviction, and occasionally we see people surrender their lives to Jesus Christ in repentance and faith.  Many times we do not know the outcome of the work that was done but we believe that God will give the increase…Our prayer is that more saints will go out into the harvest field and labor, for surely it is a plentiful harvest (see Luke 10:2).  And if the saints cannot go to the field to labor, then it is our hopes for them to come along side laborers in prayer or financially.  Please join in fighting this battle against sin and satan.  We know that in the end God will prevail. The battle is won, but it is not done. So we follow that great commission to go into all the world and preach the Gospel.

One of the things that will have to be set aside right now is my hosting the radio show. We have too much on our plate and so we will step down for awhile at least.  Pastor John Chisham is willing to take the helm of the show for now, so that is a blessing.  Please continue to pray that many souls are reached through this radio program.  And keep tuning in!

I just returned from Campeche, Mexico and I have a renewed faith in how truly amazing our God is. I went there for one week with my good friend Rev. Ron Allen from Houston, Texas.  My family stayed home here in Saranac Lake, NY and focused on schooling while I was gone on this mission trip.  Ron has done evangelistic outreaches and crusades in Campeche for several years and he had an opportunity to return to connect with old friends and explore the possibilities of returning in the near future for more outreaches.  We traveled by plane from Houston to Mexico City and then from Mexico City to Campeche.  This all during the swine flu scare that exploded through the media and in some places became heightened to levels of hysteria.  I couldn’t help but think that if people took as much care about not subjecting themselves and others to sin as they did about coming in contact with this flu virus, then I believe we could have the greatest awakening that this country has ever seen.  For the first time in my life I saw several men washing their hands with soap in restrooms! People wore masks to protect themselves from airborn contaminants, the media warned of places not to go so as to avoid contracting the disease.  Wouldn’t it be great if the televisions were warning their listeners, “…do not fornicate, if you do, you deserve God’s wrath in hell.”  ”Flee from sin. Do not go near it.” “The wages of sin is death” “Stop getting drunk on wine, hell awaits you.”  “movie theaters are shut down until further notice because God’s Holy Name had been blasphemed. Theatre owners no longer want patrons to be infected with such horrible blasphemous disrespect for our Creator.”  ”Flee to the Cross and you will be spared”. Well, praise God I did not get infected by the swine flu.  Praise God that the pandemic was largely an overhyped frenzy.  I actually wonder if sometime the media sensationalizes things so that they can get more viewers?  It is possible.

On the trip, we got to visit an orphanage, a church plant, hand out every tract we brought with us, and preach in three different church services.  Ron is a gifted preacher and largely people wanted to hear him preach.  Interestingly though each time he finished preaching they also wanted to hear from me.  Ron had prepared me for this so I had some verses on hand.  This verse came to mind, “Preach the word; be instant in season, out of season; reprove, rebuke, exhort, with all long suffering and doctrine.” 2 Tim 3:2 …so I was ready.  One evening we went until about 1:00 am in a home church service, another one of the services started at a bit after 6 p.m. and went until about 10:00.  The Mexican people are a very friendly, warm, and kind people.  They seem to be hungry for the Word of God.  It was encouraging to see their thirst for the truth.

Waiting for our plane in the Houston airport. Nobody was flying because of the swine flu scare...

stopping the germs

flying down the Gulf of Mexico

Downtown Campeche

An old man I got to meet briefly

Orphans at the orphanage

A Christian shopkeeper I met while handing out tracts. She was very encouraged to receive Gospel literature from a fellow Christian.

Rev. Ron Allen preaching (Pastor Reggie translating on left)

The water wagon delivering it the old way

The family we stayed with

Fellowship at the house we were staying at

Sugar cane truck in La Joya

Ron and Reggie inside the church plant in La Joya (thatched roof)

Campeche is on the ocean

We are now back home and have been here for a couple of days.  I gotta tell all of you that I am just now starting to catch up from all the travel.  We didn’t take much of a break after NYC and basically just hit the road as soon as the campuses all opened for the fall semester.  So my family and I are catching our breath.  I hope to be able to spend some time with my brothers in Christ and be reading for longer periods of time and yes, pray a lot.  On the radar for the next few months is, well… we don’t know yet.  We hope to be ministering in NYC, but we don’t have a place to stay at this point.  I have been told that people in Union Square are asking when the preachers are coming back.  I am also told that some of those that are asking are atheists!  We will see.  If the Lord wants us to be in NYC, He will have us in NYC.

I will recap the last few weeks of our recent travels. After leaving Georgia, we headed to the north. While in North Carolina, we stayed with the Boyd family.  You may remember Jesse from having been on the radio show.  This man has an unquenchable desire to serve God and share the Gospel.  He is an inspiration.  One of the many ways that he goes about sharing the Gospel is to bicycle long distances through towns and cities.  He carries a flag with messages on it to boldly proclaim who God is.  He shares tracts, witnesses, and preaches to the lost souls of our generation en route.  Please consider contributing to his ministry financially.  He would be blessed indeed.  His web address is www.fpgm.org.  It is my understanding that he will be leaving in a couple of weeks.

We had a wonderful time staying at the Boyd’s.  Jesse, his brother Matthew, his brother-in-law Jeremy, William and I went out and witnessed to the droves of people that drive their cars through the mall parking lots in Hickory, NC.  It is like back to the fifties, but mall style.  The young people park their cars and hang out.  Lots of the vehicles are suped up and some are just cars. We approached many groups throughout the night with plenty of opportunities to share the Gospel.  The young people we met were so respectful and many were encouraged.  We even got to pray with a couple of groups.  Some people would argue that we need to earn the right to witness to people.  I will flat out tell you that Jesus suffered so that the door is wide open to witness and our rights were earned a couple hundred years ago when we separated from England. How long did it take to establish a friendship?  All of about ten seconds.  ”Hey guys, how’s it going.  You having a good night? Kewl. I got something really important to tell you, would you be willing to listen?”  Instant friends.  And more thank you’s than I can shake a stick at.  Some people were offended, some indifferent, some convicted, some encouraged us.  Praise the Lord for giving us this wonderful opportunity to be ministers for Him.

The route that Jesse Boyd is about to embark on is in red. Yes, he is biking all the way to Northern Alaska, ouch. Pray for our dear brother and support him if the Lord leads you.

Jesse Boyd, Charlotte (age 1), Jamie, and Bethany (age 5)

Sunday service worship at New Testament Christian Fellowship.

Jesse Boyd, Eliza, William and I went to Applachian State in Boone, NC to preach and witness.  They have a couple of free speech areas that are right in the main flow of all the students going from class to class.  Accoustically it is good too. Our voices echoed off the buildings quite well making it easy to have our voices last.  It was a really cold day and one student actually came up to me and said, ” I hope you guys come back on a warmer day cause I would really like to argue with you.”  It was about 40 degrees, windy and downright nasty.  We lifted up our voices and a small group of students gathered.  There were a few atheists that we talked to, but mostly just students who were willing to hear what we had to say.  I think Jesse and I made a pretty good team. We ended up witnessing to the small group which was a blessing.  Jesse went back the next week and recognized one of the students we witnessed to. The student seemed amazed that Jesse remembered his name.  On a warm day this campus could end up being really great for witnessing and preaching.

Jesse and Jamie Boyd, Scott and Patte Smith (from Orlando Fl, who were on the radio program), and William, Lisa, and I preached outside the abortuary in Asheville, NC.  Eliza stayed back with Bethany and Charlotte and had a blessed time babysitting so both Jesse and Jamie could go. It is a hard ministry but many times the women will respond to the preaching and counseling from all the volunteers and end up saving their babies.  Scott and Patte have a ministry in Orlando that goes to the abortion mill seven days a week.  Scott and Patte are real pros at ministering to these women.  Jesse had never preached outside a clinic but jumped right in and preached from the following Scripture:  “These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood, An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief, A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.” Proverbs 6:16-19   It was great to hear Scott and Jesse plead with these young mothers.  I got some video but do not have a good enough connection to upload it yet.  When I do, I will let you know, it is very encouraging.

In Tennessee, we stayed with our friends Kurt and Linda Nichol and their three children. As always, we had such a blessed time together.  During our stay with them I got to preach three days at Tennessee Tech.  John Mcglone joined up with me on the campus as well. I had met many of the Christian students witnessing in Panama City Beach in Florida.  The first day at TN Tech we were threatened with arrest for preaching, so we handed out Gospel tracts.  Then we were threatened with arrest for handing out Gospel tracts so we left.  We prayed about the situation and the next two days following we preached from the public sidewalk just 100 feet from where we would have been on the campus.  The Lord really showed us favor to put us on a sidewalk so close to all the action.  Lots of students gathered and there was genuine debate and dialogue from many in attendance.  Eliza, William and Samuel Nichol (13) went with me on one of the days. Samuel was so bold handingout tracts and holding a sign on his first time out.  It was wonderful to see a young person willing to take a stand for his Saviour! I was told just a few days ago that one of the young Christian men that heard us preach got up and preached for the first time a week or so after we left.  This is great!  We need more laborers.

the Nichol and Holes families

Christians that were listening to the preaching at Tennessee Tech

Shawn Holes preaching at Tennessee Tech University

Wright State University in Dayton, Ohio went great as well. One student said to me that he thought it was cool that I was there preaching.  He was an atheist and we had some wonderful discussion.  There is an underground walk way on this campus so some of the foot traffic wasn’t seen while I preached.  But the Lord granted me great weather and great opportunities to preach. One girl that I witnessed to prior to going outside was a professing Christian and had such a huge burden for her generation and for the lost in general.  She was explaining to me how lots of students profess Jesus Christ as their Saviour, but still live in deep dark sin.  I quoted verses like this one to her, “Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good.”  Romans 12:9 She was so thankful for the encouragement and really what happened was that she encouraged me!  She said she would try to reach out more and share some of this with her friends.

Downtown Dayton is a great place to share the Gospel too.  In fact, there is a bus stop that is non-stop crowded.  As we drove through town I saw the bus stop and immediatly headed over to it after we got the “MV” (ministry vehicle) parked.  (I was told there is nothing recreational about preaching so I am now referring to our RV as an MV).  There were people everywhere.  I preached without a P.A. only to discover the next day that the police allow P.A.’s for voice amplification.

On my way back to the motor home I saw a group of people way down the street gathered by an old building.  I asked two men that were walking in that direction what the crowd was.  They had told me that there was a soup kitchen and shelter and people were hanging out waiting to be fed so I walked in that direction.  I looked inside this huge fenced in area and there were nearly one hundred people all waiting in an informal line.  It was catholic charities and I went inside the bulding and asked if I could preach to all the people standing in line, it being private property.  The man inside said that if they would listen I can preach whatever I wanted.  So, I preached.   After about ten minutes or so of preaching, a fight broke out.  The men were arguing about theology.  I said that church can’t save you, only Jesus can save you.  Evidently, the one man had a real problem with that statement and another man confronted him on it.  The police had to come and break it up. As soon as the dust had cleared from the fight, I continued to prach the Good News.  One man was so delighted in the message that he shouted out for me to keep it up and was glad that I came by.

After finding out that I could use a P.A. on the city street, I went back the next day.  It happened to be the day across the U.S. where there was a “tea party” going on.  Thousands of people were out and about for the big demonstration.  While there, I met a young preacher named Judah Marx. We found out immediately that we have a mutual friend named Josef Urban.  Judah and I preached together that day. Then the next day we went to Ohio State University.  Judah has a very quiet loving style about his preaching that I really liked.  He wasn’t sugar coating anything but in love preached the truth by the power of the Holy Spirit.  It was great.  We had tons of people thank us for being out there preaching. I was also interviewed by a local camera crew.  I made sure that each answer to the questions I was asked had the Gospel in it somewhere in case they just do a quick sound bite of the interview.

Judah Marx at tea party in Downtown Dayton

Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio was huge.  The grassy area was perfect for lifting up our voices like a trumpet.  It was about the size of four football fields put together.  By the end of the day the weather got really nice and I can assure you that everyone of those students that was out soaking in the sun was also hearing about the SON!  We had some small groups stop to discuss and debate.  One really nice professor came by to argue about the age of the earth and his views that he didn’t believe in God.  He lied about dating methods to the group that was there.  One of his arguments for the information that he was quoting as being true was that it had gone through peer review.  Sad.  If peer review was all that it took for something hypothesized to be true then we would all be in big trouble.  He had no new arguments, no new information, no new proof in his theories. And you know what, he still couldn’t prove to me that there is proof for there being no God.  He still couldn’t explain where the matter came from for the supposed big bang.  I got to share the Gospel several times with him though, and so I pray that he surrenders in repentance and faith in Jesus Christ.

Judah preaching at Ohio State University

In downtown Cincinnati there is an open fountain area where people hang out. While in town, I preached to all the lunch crowd.  Many people listened and a family sat and listened to me while I shared the Gospel.  My text that I used as a spring board was, “And as it was in the days of Noah, so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.  They did eat, they drank, they married wives, they were given in marriage, until the day that Noah entered into the ark, and the flood came, and destroyed them all.” Luke 17:26,27 A mother and her three children took a seat right in front of me for a half hour or so and thanked me as they left.  I try to warn people just as Noah did of the impending wrath in which we have stored up for that day of judgment.  Many people just don’t want to hear about judgment.  They are living their lives eating and drinking, etc as though there is nothing to worry about.  As if there is a million tomorrows to be lived here on this earth.  I assure them that this life is fleeting and no matter how good we think we are, in God’s eyes we are criminals.  Only a saving relationship with Jesus Christ in repentance and faith can and will save us.

Last week we stayed at Adam & Christine Sabo’s. Adam, as you probably know, is the pastor of a country church in Scipio Center, NY.  Adam led me to the Lord six plus years ago and I have to give God glory for how He used this man and his wife in my family’s life.  As always we had a blessed time together.

There are so many more wonderful things that I could write about, but I have decided to keep this one brief.  Keep fighting saints. Please keep praying for the Holes family.  We covet your prayers and appreciate you as friends in the Lord.  Oh, Lisa is working on a Lisa’s notes so in the next few days I will notify you of when that is posted…

Will went fishing with Adam and Gunnar and caught this big fish