I asked Joe for permission to post this email he sent me. He said yes, as long as I thought it would bless others to read it. He is a humble young man, by grace alone, walking in the Truth:"Through completely Divine circumstances, I had the opportunity to lead a young man to the Lord today! I don't know much about him, in fact he was a total stranger, but we talked for a while and he explained how he wanted to come to Cal Baptist to get his life turned around, and after telling him a little about Jesus and my story, asked if he wanted to do the same and he said yes. We then parted ways, but I was able to get his phone number, and Julie Ann gave him a bible she had in her apartment. I am hoping to meet with him again to give him some basics of the faith, but I don't really know what to do. Could you give me some basic practical things to talk to him about to get him started? I know that this is the Lord's work, and wholly trust Him, I just want to make sure I am prepared. His name is Peter*
Love you, and thank you for your prayers!
In service of the King!"
~joe
The aged Apostle John wrote, "I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the Truth". 3 John 4
* Peter isn't really his name, but will you pray with us that this young man gets plugged into a Bible teaching church and lots of interaction with other Christians.
Praising God with you!! I love 3 John 4 - AND I love the 'kids' God's given to us, and we pray that our grandchildren walk in the Truth also - God is GOOD all the time. We'll be keeping "Peter" and Joe in our prayers - thank him for sharing!
ReplyDeleteAwesome!! God is so good! I live that God is using your son to bring people into the kingdom! And, I love that pic of Joe, it was taken in mi casa!! I muss having him here playing the guitar!! Jill
ReplyDeleteThat is so awesome - what a true blessing and gift from the Lord to hear this from your son. A testament to your role as a father and to God who is so gracious to use us to do His work. Thanks for sharing Joe and Mark. Love you guys both.
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Praise God! What an honor to be a part of the Lord's work in this way! I will pray for Joe that God will give him the wisdom he needs to help guide this young man in his faith, and I will pray for "Peter" that he will begin to see growth and will get plugged into the church and a good group of Christian friends!
ReplyDeleteWay to be bold for the Gospel Joe! God is a good and sovereign God, how awesome is it that He uses us to accomplish His salvation purposes?!
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