Battle Log
Tuesday 5 December 2023
Posted 6 December 2023, 6:15 PM by Hung Kwan. Permalink
Battle Log of Operation 513 at Sunnybank on Wednesday Dec 6 29th 2023 from 1300-1500
We were over joy to have Shu Yi and Qin Hao rejoining us making a strong team of five. Originally, we could have even a bigger team of 6 or even 7. But Peace could not come in the last minutes because of ad hoc need to take care of her Father-in-law after dental treatment resulting in unceasing bleeding. Pray that she will have peace and composure to carry her Father-in-law over this unpredicted aftermath of a simple dental procedure.
Nevertheless, for the five of us, it was both a tough and fund day. Tough was referring to the scorching hot high noon sun. Fun was the ever presence of God guiding us to work as a team to match language choice amongst our gospel target and the complementing chat with same people by the team members achieving added effect to sowing the seed of gospel message to our target people of all Nations. Recap below is the Battle Log of Hung:
1) I was led to chat to a family of four from Malaysia that Johnny had approached briefly first. I just saw the father explained to his teenage children the message of the Gospel tract. It aroused my interest to ask if they are Christians and if they understand the salvation perfectly as such if they have assurance of salvation. The answer of the father was a bit ambiguous that they had obtain the same tract in Malaysia which is impossible as I know OPN 513 has never ministered to Malaysia. But the father changed his wording that similar kind of tracts have been commonly being handed out in Malaysia. He did not confirm he is a fair dinkum Christian but perhaps a seeker or kind of God fearer. I compliment the KL people who can usually command at least 7 languages and dialects which is exactly the case to that Malaysian family. The bus came at that time. I pray that the tract will serve its purpose for that family if they really use heart to read it.
2) Then I was led to a Sri Lankan man that Shu Yi has approached but was declined to chat with her. I anyway was moved to make another approach and the Spirit this time softened his heart to have a long chat with me allowing me to share the full gospel. The ice breaking avenue is genuine identification with his ethnicity and open up the chat box on some softer matter, like his purpose of visit. Actually, he accompanies his wife to come to do a Master degree study at UQ and has just arrived for a few weeks. His initial hesitation to chat with Shu Yi may be ethnic custom driven that he should not chat with a stranger lady. But his attitude to the gospel was open and receptive taking a tract at the end to read.
3) Then I was led to catch up with Sunny from Hong Kong. Initially he was hesitant to respond in Mandarin because of the HKGer Complex. I explained to him we speak Mandarin here very often because majority of Mainlander of Mandarin speakers cannot speak Cantonese. Once clicked and rapport established, his reaction to the gospel was positive and receptive. He took a tract of course at the end.
4) Marco was a local Aussie and I used again the fair dinkum Aussie slang to draw his interest and attention. The conversation went on very delightfully, and I was able to start the gospel sharing but only half done when his bus arrived. But when he replied and told me his name, he used the gimmick that he name is same for the Arch Angel, that I urge him to find the answer from the tract that if he could go to heaven meeting God and the Angels there. He was overwhelmed with joy and took a quick selfie before he got on to the bus.
5) Next was Mr Xu from Taipei , he came only on business so our encounter was very special. He was open to the gospel message which I more or less finished sharing it. He rush boarding the bus without taking a tract.
6) Then I was led to approach Melany who is a local Aussie from Cairns but now got to study at the Griffith Gold Coast Campus. I told her every Thursday; I pass by her Uni to Australia Fair for street outreach. Then she told me she is a Chrisitan and answered my first diagnosis question confidently with100% assurance of salvation. But when asking the 2nd question why. She showed a completely wrong understanding of salvation by grace through faith alone. She claimed her assurance is form his compliance to the Bible teaching and service at the church. I cross check if she is of Catholic background and the answer is positive, so no wonder she has such fatally wrong fake assurance. She anyway thanked and appreciated for our friendly conversation and took a selfie with me wearing a big asserting smile ,
7) Last but not the least, I was referred by Qin Hao to chat with a HKG family of three with the wife coming to Australia to study at Griffith while husband with the daughter are accompanying family members. We spent time in catching up with current affairs in HKG but then left no time in gospel. But the husband still took the tract and promise to have a good look at it.
View previous Sunnybank (QLD) report (29 November 2023)
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