Historical Tidbit of Past Evangelistic Endeavors

Here are a few interesting little historical tidbits of my past evangelistic endeavors. Throughout the years, I have had the desire to witness of how Jesus changed my life.   I can’t point to a ton of fruit from my efforts, but I’ve seen a few victories over the years.

• For the first four years after I committed my life to the LORD, I spent Saturday mornings handing out Gospel tracts and resource literature to women as they went into the Family Planning Associates abortion mill in our city.   We saw more than one gal change her mind and turn around and leave, without going through with the abortion.
• One time, I made a small sign with an evangelistic Christmas Gospel message on it.   I bought a flat of sodas, some ice and some Styrofoam cups, and I set up a table with a sign saying "Free Drinks", and gave drinks to people as they were walking down my street to the Downey Christmas parade.   They would read the little Christmas message and receive the Gospel and a free drink.   My Mormon friends were some who came by and read the Gospel message and got a drink.  That was around 1985.
• I made my own tracts (because I wasn’t satisfied with the tracts of the day), and I handed them out in front of a liquor store that was next door to where I worked. That was in 1986.
• Down through the years, I’ve lead various Bible studies at work, and witnessed to my colleagues.  I’m still in touch, through e-mail, with one colleague from 1988, who I had witnessed to.   He is a Jewish Iranian man who trusted Jesus as his Savior.
• A few years later; in 1992, I again hand-wrote my own tract and made copies on brightly colored paper.  Then on my lunch hour from work, I went door-to-door in the neighborhood, and handed out the tracts.   I remember one lady wouldn't open the door, and just wagged her finger at me.   At another house, a lady wouldn't open the door at first, but when I said Gospel tract, she reached out and accepted it from me.
• (not recommended) I had a long commute to and from work every day, so I used to pick up hitchhikers to give them a ride so I could share the Gospel with them.
• I was in several carpools for work, and I would read Bible stories and witness to my carpool partners (when they were driving, of course).   A few years later, I got a call from a gal who’d been my carpool partner, telling me she’d become a Christian.

God bless...