This week I have been participating in EXPOINTER-- a weeklong, expansive event. The range of events are great, covering horse, cow, heifer, sheep, buffalo competitions to selling enormous tractors and latest cars, an amusement park, cotton candy, art-craft booths, "guacho" or cowboy gear booths, sessions for learning how to cut meat for a true Brazilian barbeque and then some!
Many of our regional churches of like faith and practice came together to rent a stand, thus creating an opportunity for us to be inside the fair's gate with full permission to pass out our material. "Our material" has been thousands of tracts that have now circulated most all the grounds. Everyday there are new people and new opportunites to spread God's Word.Yesterday I was at a craft stand and began chatting with the lady. The crafts she had were similar to the ones in Manaus, AM where I had just been. Sure enough, she was from that region. She also shared that she lived in Belem Novo, a town next to Ponta Grossa!! As I sought to direct the conversation to spiritual things, she began sharing her philosophy of life-- you reap what you sow, so try to do your best in life. It was a little hard speaking with her as she didn't seem open to hearing a different point of view.
But, the Lord has a way of changing things around. I was carrying pens from our booth and when I offered her one, she accepted the pen and ask for one for her friend. He came over and the conversation generated to my accent (as many conversations do) and our group increased to two more people who were their friends.
One of the friends asked me if I was working at the fair. I shared with her that we had a stand and that I was passing out the following tract: "Bah Gaúcho! Where will you spend eternity?"
She read that phrase out loud and looked at her friend and asked the question. He said, "I don´t know!" Yeah!! an opportunity to explain! And it was awesome. That was my lead in to share that you can know--God tells us that in I John 5:13. The Lord opened the door for me to share the Gospel and to address the lady´s philosophy of life in contrast to what God says. Praise the Lord!! She gave me her address and phone number to contact her later.
What a blessing when people listen to a presentation of the Gospel!
But, the Lord has a way of changing things around. I was carrying pens from our booth and when I offered her one, she accepted the pen and ask for one for her friend. He came over and the conversation generated to my accent (as many conversations do) and our group increased to two more people who were their friends.
One of the friends asked me if I was working at the fair. I shared with her that we had a stand and that I was passing out the following tract: "Bah Gaúcho! Where will you spend eternity?"She read that phrase out loud and looked at her friend and asked the question. He said, "I don´t know!" Yeah!! an opportunity to explain! And it was awesome. That was my lead in to share that you can know--God tells us that in I John 5:13. The Lord opened the door for me to share the Gospel and to address the lady´s philosophy of life in contrast to what God says. Praise the Lord!! She gave me her address and phone number to contact her later.
What a blessing when people listen to a presentation of the Gospel!
1 comments:
Dear Tati,
What a Spirit filled day that was! Thanks to our Lord that you could share! Love to read your weblog. Then I feel very close to POA again. I can see the fields filled with tents, the gauchos and the chimmarao passing along. Have a blessed day and stay close in the Word to keep hopefull and on the right track.
Love Mathil (Jorine has the account ;-)
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