Greetings from Ireland . . . at MARDI GRAS 2012 OUTREACH

The final conversation of the night was with two young college guys from Ireland. They stopped in front of the sign that Connie and I were holding which read "ARE YOU GOING TO HEAVEN?" subtitled "two questions will reveal the answer." In a very short time (30 minutes) of holding this sign we had many positive conversations with people who would stop and look up at the sign.

One girl who stopped and let her group go on by but she just kept looking at the sign then looking at me then looking back at the sign. Finally she said do you have anything with the answers printed on it? I said sure and gave her a "LET'S PARTY TRACK" and told her that the answers were on the back. She thanked me then went to find her friends.

Nathan and his buddy who was way to drunk to talk just thanked us over and over and told us that we were leaving a good impression of Jesus. Which is good because there were some real haters who are not spreading a the GOOD NEWS with much grace. I got to pray with Nathan about a school situation.

Back to the two Irish guys. At first the one I was talking to said he did not believe in Heaven. Once he figured out that I was not going to condemn him we had a very productive conversation which had to be cut short because it was time for our team to leave. "BE THERE OR CAB FARE" AS THE SAYING GOES.

This is where we must believe: "I PLANTED, APOLLOS WATERED,  BUT GOD GAVE THE INCREASE, SO THEN NEITHER HE WHO PLANTS IS ANYTHING, NOR HE WHO WATERS, BUT GOD WHO GIVES THE INCREASE." 1 CORINTHIANS 3:6,7

I WILL PRAY WITH YOU OVER ALL YOUR SEEDS OF THE GOSPEL THAT HAVE BEEN PLANTED AND YOU PLEASE PRAY WITH ME WHILE WE ARE HERE IN NEW ORLEANS AT MARD GRAS OUTREACH 2012. THEN GOD WILL GIVE THE INCREASE.

Ed