Monday Night Visitation/Evangelism (November 24)

After weeks of procrastinating and not responsibly posting on time, things are back on schedule now. Thanks for baring with me.
That being said, this week was a blessing for all who were involved with visitation (if you read this regularly, you should notice a pattern, and I do not expect that pattern to change anytime soon.) Simply said, if you are looking for a blessing in your life, come out on a Monday Night. We had 7 involved in some way or another in visiting and sharing the Gospel this week. One of our team members had a night of personal evangelism and Bible study with a friend and did not go door to door, but any evangelsim counts as a part of the group on Mondays. The rest of us were divided into two groups of 3 (though 3 groups of 2 would reach more, we have found that the Lord seems to move best when we are grouped in 3's, and it comes down to quality over quantity.)
While both groups faced some adversity tonight, the Lord still moved. We met one woman who knew the Lord, and knows that you must know the Lord to have eternal life. After talking to her for awhile, she told us that she is terminally ill, and asked us to pray for her health to stay well, and for it to be consistently that way. After that, there were a few houses that people greeted us, talked to us, but probably went into the house or back to work and completely forgot the message we brought to the door. While it seems the Gospel fell on def ears, all we can do is toss seed and water, and trust that the Lord will give growth where he deems it necessary. The last two visits were a little better. One lady knew the Lord and was pretty excited about that (though she mentioned the phrase "good person" in her reason to get into Heaven, but faith in Christ was the cornerstone of her answer.). Just to clarify, the Gospel was shared, and though she didn't open her door (one woman inside, 3 men outside, I can't really blame her) it was a good visit. The last visit was with a Hispanic family, and though the gentleman spoke little English, our little spanish and his son as an interpreter, I think the message was clear, and we gave him a spanish tract.
The other group that went out had a remarkably similar experience. The first few visits were filled with doors that were not answered, people that were not interested, and so on and so forth. The last two houses were definately the biggest blessing for those involved. The first of the two was a man who said he didn't have time, but the Gospel was still shared, and it turned into a pretty good visit. The last house was a woman who was a solid believer and that too was a great visit.
Now is the section where I lobby for your help on Monday nights, and plug any other ministries or people I think are deserving of your time, help or interest. We can still use help on Mondays, even though I constantly boast of the numbers the Lord has blessed us with lately. Even with regular attenders not being there, we still regularly have enough to go out with two groups. We are on the verge of finishing up Holly Pointe, and will be praying for where the Lord will be leading us next, and that we will have some more faces with us. There is especially great need for women/ladies to come out with us. Many of these homes seem to be woman at home with their children (be it single moms, or husbands working late shift jobs with our struggling economy). When this happens, they are, and rightfully so, hesitant to open their doors or interact with 3 strange young men standing on their doorstep. With just the presense of a woman there, I think there would be more of an environment of welcoming in this situation. Check out the post on what is going on for the Wednesday, being that Bible study at the HBC buildings will be cancelled. Grace and peace, may you all have beautiful feet! - Bubba

Wednesday Night

Just a reminder to anyone who was not in church on Sunday and happens to check the blog regularly, this Wednesday night, there will be no Bible study at Hephzibah. The building will be closed for Thanksgiving.
As a replacement for that fellowship, there will be fellowship (and possibly Bible study, not sure) at 7:00 pm on Wednesday night (Nov. 26) at the STARBUCKS on LAKE BOONE TR. in Raleigh. If you take the outer beltline (merge/fork right onto beltline off of 64 bypass if you are coming from wendell), Lake Boone is after Glenwood avenue. Take a right onto Lake Boone, and the Starbucks is b/w a Wendy's and a Mcdonolds just to the right. Call Bubba for more info or clarification. (919) 255-0295
Peace and grace, also, is that not the most handsome kid you've ever seen in the post below this? I bet that kid grew up to really be a stud.