Today we had students from our last English class to visit in our home. One of them had just returned from a visit to Canada. We talked about some of his experiences there but soon the conversation opened up for me to share the gospel along with my personal testimony. All three listened carefully and intently, asked questions, expressed agreements, even sharing their thoughts. However, there were no decisions for Christ tonight; or at least publicly. So now we wait.
This always proves to be difficult. There are always questions: was it clear enough, did I say too much, will we be able to talk again? So join me in prayer that the Truth of scripture shared will penetrate their hearts, the Holy Spirit will help them understand, for the door to remain open for us to speak again, and for each of them to trust Christ as Savior before it is eternally too late.
A Prayer for Direction
In March we were able to take a survey trip to Rijeka. The closest port city to where we now live and work. We drove on to the ancient city of Pula where we saw the awesome site of this coliseum. It was a stark reminder of what this land has experienced. A place where Christians were tortured for their faith. Men and women who had to decide if they would renounce their faith in Christ as Lord and Savior or die. Honestly, I don't think that my children understood where they were standing that day. Nor could they grasp what had taken place or that we could have been facing our death had we lived at an earlier time. But Kristina and I did.
The gospel message has been suppressed in this part of the world for almost 2000 years. Today there is religious liberty to preach the Truth but sadly, there are still many cities and villages without a true gospel witness. We sense the moving of the Spirit in our hearts to take what we have learned the last two years and move to a new city - possibly Rijeka. We need the divine direction of the Spirit. We could go anywhere but we want to go where He wants us. Please pray that the direction we should follow be clear. Ask also that hearts will be open to the Truth as we strive to faithfully proclaim: "For whosever shall call upon the name of the Lord shall be saved." (Romans 10:13)
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