Several things before I start. One) What does everyone think about the color scheme on this page? Personally, I have an opinion, and would like to know what everyone else thinks to see if I'm in the minority. Two) The other people responsible for posting on this site need to tighten up and update... If we update, they will come. Maybe, it worked for the guy in "Field of Dreams".
All of that said, we were back on the beaten path and on knocking on doors on Monday night (literally, we were down a gravel path behind Wendell Elementary). One group met much opposition to the gospel, the other had several welcoming visits (you can probably guess who was in each group based on the description.)
Group 1 met with several houses, and did not even get to have as much as a conversation with any of them. They met one lady who was a believer in the LORD but was preparing dinner or something along those line and couldn't speak with the group. One house went to a baptist church in Zebulon, and though they told us they go to church, we were ran off of the porch. The wife did not know why or if she was saved, and her husband (a large, impatient and rude man) would not let the group share the good news of eternal life with her. While we may have just caught them on a bad night or at a bad time, there was no love shown for us whatsoever. And as a husband with a wife unable to speak of her faith and unwilling to let people talk to her about it, I would venture to say there was very little love shown to her as well. Be praying for them and families like them. There were several no answers and some people who asked the group to come back. There was also a woman who did not wish to speak with the group, and upon the group leaving as she had requested, she called the police (which is becoming commonplace on Monday nights, unfortunately). The group did have a good conversation with the police officer.
Group 2 had much more immediate satisfaction type visits. The first house this group went to was Lauren's new house in Wendell (welcome to civilization Lauren!). The group was there for awhile, and had fellowship with Lauren and her friend Sarah. Upon leaving there, the group walked down into the cul de sac and met with Frank and his family. They have lived in Wendell for, no exaggeration, less than a week. They moved here from somewhere north (Virginia I believe) and are interested in finding a church. After directions were made clear (the basics like Food Lion, 97, crazy intersection as you leave Wendell are less basic when people are that new to the area), they anticipate visiting HBC as soon as they get moved in and comfortable, and I am confident we will as a Ministry go back there to visit with them and help them any way possible, spiritual or physical.
So that is the low down on this weeks visitation. Look forward to many posts in the coming days. There are 3 scheduled to happen in the next 2 days. Also, be in prayer for our ministry as we make efforts to love one another in a greater way, and become more involved in one anothers lives. Read my post last week (the one under this post) for more information. Be in prayer for our church as we are starting the new Sunday School curriculum this week, that it will be a blessing for the spiritual growth of us as a whole, and that we can grow and effectively minister to the community and one another. Be in prayer for our Spring Retreat coming up in just over a month. It will be here before we know it! And in everything we do, let us be the "aroma of Christ", glorifying God in our lives, and making it abundantly clear that we are the Light of the World! Grace and Peace. - Bubba
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