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Signs in North Tampa - 9/19/20
The COVID-19 numbers here in the Tampa Bay area still keep us from setting up a table for personal interaction, so once again we decided to show the love of Christ from a safe distance with our signage. This time…
Read More →Plenty of work in the Vineyard! - 2020-10-04
Plenty of work in the Vineyard! So thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort! A non-Catholic Christian couple, perhaps in their early 30s, passed us by. But the second time they came through the…
Read More →With God, Obstacles Are Nothing
I decided to change things up and visit the local park on a whim (the Holy Spirit) to see if there were people out walking during business hours that I could evangelize. I ended up being late, and felt pretty guilty about it, but I
Read More →The Holy Spirit Came in with the Wind!
My partner and I were able to spend time at St. Leo's Soup Kitchen a couple of days ago. The weather report looked like a perfect, sunny fall afternoon...until the 20-25 mph gusts of wind came in and headed our…
Read More →Extravagant Love of the Father
I was very much struck by the gospel this past Sunday about the parable of the landowner who planted the vineyard If you know the story, he leased it to tenants and when vintage time came, he sent his servants…
Read More →May God protect and greatly bless you and all those you love - 2020-09-27
Significant encounters awaited our lone evangelist last week. So thank you again for your ongoing prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort. Here is our evangelist’s report: With a couple Rosaries hanging from each finger of my left hand…
Read More →BMX Connection
When I arrived at the top of the BMX hill, another bicyclist complimented my classic bike and even named the model. We began to talk extensively about mountain biking and the track. I'm relatively new but she was very experienced and taught me many things.
Read More →Drive-Thru Prayer 10/3/2020
Today our team consisted of Peggy, Phil and Sharon. Phil and Peggy sat at the prayer station at the north entrance of the church, while Sharon sat at the literature/medal table closer to the sidewalk. While Sharon was setting up…
Read More →St Raphael Patronal Statue Installation Event-9/26/2020
Phil and Sharon manned a table for 4 hours at the joyous occasion of our parish installing and dedicating a statue of our patron saint. Sharon admitted having a low expectation for the table as we would be likely "preaching…
Read More →Evangelizing on Our Lady's Birthday
I went to the grocery store to pick up some cake and ice cream for the office to celebrate Our Lady's birthday. When I asked the worker if they had any sugar-free cakes, she said they didn't. I noticed that she was walking around with
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