The LORD Rewarded Our Commitment:

Today, we had a few noteworthy encounters. We spoke with and prayed with a woman straddling between Judaism and Christianity, and a man who was spiritual and senses the darkness of this world. They both were interested in Rosaries and took the brochure on how to say it. J also came for Rosary and, after talking with him, he was thankful for our prayers for his mother, who is in the hospital.

Otherwise, it was colder than we anticipated and we didn’t get many takers, though foot traffic was good. It was getting colder and we were tempted to pack up a little before 5 pm. We made it to 4:54 pm, and chilliness was setting in. But, Carolyn and I committed, as we’re supposed to, to staying until exactly 5 pm and not leaving a second sooner. The LORD rewarded that “yes”!

At exactly 5 pm when we were supposed to leave, A came and wanted to pray an Our Father with us and thanked us repeatedly for being out there and for the ministry.

Then, immediately after A left, R and T came and also wanted to pray with us. R struggled with anxiety, so we prayed with and for him and for T. He also said he struggled with Catholics praying to the Saints, so we explained that we pray for their intercessions only and not to them as if they are GOD, similar to how all Christians may ask each other for prayer. Finally, after they left, a mother of 2 who was a fallen away Catholic came back from earlier and wanted more information on the Ministry.

We thank GOD that we persevered until 5 pm and beyond given those last encounters! Praise GOD!