Crystal, MN

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This report comes from team leader Sharon with the St. Raphael Parish team in Crystal, Minnesota:

It was a beautiful spring day for our evangelists/prayer team. We had several new people join us today: Colleen, a friend of Suzanne; Rochelle and Rich, a married couple; and Evie, an experienced abortion clinic sidewalk counselor. For the regulars, we had Phil, Suzanne, Lisa and Sharon.

We had several parishioners stop by with requests: Justin for the confirmation students he works with; Gertrude & Samuel for Gert’s 100th (!) birthday; Phoebe for a (likely benign) tumor in her left ear causing deafness in that ear; Rebecca for household spiritual battles; Larry for kidney stone issues.

We also had Robert who requested prayers for his mother who had upcoming surgery. Stacy stopped by and was very grateful for prayers for her daughter Abby who suffers from fetal alcohol syndrome and also for her friend Monica who has depression and whose faith is slipping. Nicole is moving and overwhelmed, she requested prayers for peace of mind and heart as she moves.

Our most interesting encounter was Eddie. He was a walk-up and requested prayers for direction as he pursues a career in the Navy. He also wanted prayers for the Lord to reveal His love in all areas of Eddie’s life. Evie engaged Eddie about how she converted to Catholicism and things she loves about it. Eddie was given brochures about the existence of God (to give a friend), Confession and Holy Eucharist. He was genuinely open to discovering what Catholics believe. He spoke to our team for about 30 minutes and even prayed with us for all the prayer requests we received as we finished our Drive Thru Prayer session.