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07.19.06 - Wednesday Update

The Breif: ChinaTown, Little Italy Italian Lunch, Tompkins-Square Gospel Fellowship Street Witnessing, a sincere Bible Study and Prayer meeting, and a Dessert and Coffee Open House Outreach for the community.

Wednesday was a great day. The heat wave that has swept this area broke, and we really enjoyed our time on the streets. We had a great time in our devotions together around Ephesians 4. We hit the streets at about 10:30am on our way to ChinaTown. Our first sight as we came out of the subway tunnel was a McDonalds in Chinese. Everyone got a kick out that. We shopped our way around the different vendors batering our way through. It was fun to watch the teens learn the art of “acting like you don’t want something.” The best deal of the day was Aarin Hammonds $12 purse that started out at $35. Some bought keychains, others bought tee shirts and belt buckles. It was a fun day walking and enjoying the diversity of New York City. We finished the loop at about 1:00 and headed for the best italian in the city, Little Italy. We popped into Puglia brick oven restaraunt. We ordered our fettuccinis and our raviolis and pizzas and enjoyed the free bread and olive oil. It was a fun place to hang out for a break. The food was greeted with oos and ahhs as the waitor brought it out. It was perfect. Fresh sauces, brick oven baked, and very italian. It was great! We headed back home. On the way back, we stopped at a park to pass out tracts and witness one-to-one. Many of the group had some very good conversations. A lot were able to present the gospel fully to people enjoying the afternoon in the park. Praise the Lord for the oppurtunities! It was a blessing to see the teens initiating conversations and sharing the truth with many who have nvere heard! May God be glorified as the Lord of the harvest! I am praying hard that God would use this trip to call some to the mission feild or as pastors. The satisfaction and joy that we are experiencing is like nothing else. It truly is a joy to serve. And God truly is giving all grace toward us, that we can abound!

After an early supper, we started preparing for the evenings outreaches. We cleaned the building and straightened it back from hotel to church and got ready for the Bible study. Some went to pick up our dessert pastries for the evening and others prepared to help with the childrens group. It was a neat night to watch the church members flood in and sit to hear God’s word. To hear them pray was as powerful as about anything else this week! So sincere and real! God is at work in this church, and it is great to see it happening first hand. Many of the teens mentioned how neat that part has been to see. After our Bible Study, we set up the building for our open house. We moved the round tables out, started some music, and opened the doors. The desserts were Veneiros, and they were perfect! Some hit the park and streets to invite people in and some waited to be ready to talk with them. We had many people come through and get some dessert. Many stayed and talked. We got to know them, trying to share the love of Christ. Some were able to share the gospel with people that might not normally come on a Sunday or Wednesday night. It was a great setup to sit and talk. We had around 15 who came in and stayed to talk with us. It was a neat night. Thanks for praying for us today!

Please pray for us:

Our outreach at 40th and Broadway at 5pm-7pm
We have a sound outreach scheduled in the heart of a Jewish area. Please pray that they would see Christ as the Messiah! We will sing, give testimonies, preach and pass out tracts.

Our oppurtunities to share the gospel.

Dr. Jones health.
Pastor Craig and I took him to the hospital on Tuesday as he was experiencing a lot of pain from his perforated lower intestines. After some tests, the Doctors confirmed that he had another infection. He is in the hospital still on heavy antibiotics. Lord-willing, they are planning on releasing him on Friday.

Souls to be saved!

Strength and grace to minister when we run out.

God to call teens to his service.