Battle Log
Tuesday 24 December 2019
Posted 25 December 2019, 6:46 PM by Glen Richards. Permalink
On Sunday afternoon, a team of four were in Cashel Mall: my three daughters joined me.
We split into pairs. Haley and Julia found spots to hand out tracts, while Dani and I ran a flip chart together.
Dani and I had two good gospel conversations on the flip chart during the hour we were out. I would pass over to Dani to do pages of the flip chart, and then she would pass back to me - a great way to get practice sharing the wonderful good news.
The first conversation was with a man with a Catholic background whom it was ingrained that, as long as he was good enough - he would be going to heaven. Going through the law, and an explanation of the seriousness of sin, was very foreign to this man - and concerning. He stayed to hear the good news.
The last conversation started when two teens were scooting past, and one of them saw the flip chart and wanted to give it a try. They were engaged, and so a long conversation occurred. They clearly understood the bad news, and then the glorious good news - and were able to repeat it back multiple times. When asked what would stop them from accepting the gift of Jesus, nothing was - even after considering the cost. So they were challenged to do so. The accepted follow up tracts.
Haley and Julia were able to give away a number of tracts before we packed up and headed home. So wonderful to see my daughters growing in their desire to communicate the good news of Jesus to the lost!
On Tuesday afternoon, I was able to find time to finish building a new flip chart (front page pictured) - with the help of my brother and his power tools to drill the holes for the metal bracket at the top.
I was able to use it for the first time on the Christmas Eve outreach in Riccarton. There weren't as many people out as I was hoping - I guess most people drive into the mall for parking. But I still was able to have a number of good conversations.
My first conversation was with a young man who said he was going to Valhalla. But he said he loved talking about this stuff (the after life) and had grown up with a Christian background. He got through the law before he had to go - he took a tract.
I had another guy interested in the flip chart immediately after the first conversation. Sadly, he too bailed after hearing the law - he also took a tract.
But the highlight conversation was with three young men. It was a challenging conversation, where they were grilling me with multiple questions at the same time. It started off light hearted, but once they started understanding the logic of what I was explaining they sobered up. Part way through the conversation, I had another two guys join in, and start peppering me with questions too! It was too hard to deal with the new guys as well, so they took tracts and moved on. The original guys heard the gospel before they moved on - but at least two of them were very resistant to it. I would have loved to have more time with them. They also accepted tracts.
Well, Merry Christmas! God willing, some of the people talked to, or who received tracts will come to a proper understanding of why Jesus was born and will trust in His sacrifice! Soli Deo Gloria!
View previous Christchurch (NZ) report (20 December 2019)
Christchurch (NZ) Team
Weekly outreaches:
Tue 3:30pm - 5:30pm - Riccarton (corner of Riccarton Rd and Rotherham St)
Fri 1:30pm - 3:30pm - City (Bridge of Remembrance)
Sat 11am - 1pm - Riccarton (corner of Riccarton Rd and Rotherham St)
Sun 1:30pm - 3:30pm - City (corner of Colombo St and Cashel St).
Contact Glen Richards or Andy Barlow for more information.