Category: David’s Posts

I’m really excited for Tuesday, but the week has not been without challenges.  Please keep praying.  This is crunch time.

God’s movin’.

Last night was a very good night.  Sometimes, on Friday nights, my friends and I go swing dancing, but not this night.  Usually, when I go swing dancing, I feel convicted because, out of all the people I dance with, I never share Jesus with any of them.

After FNL, a jr. high outreach that we do at Horizon, I was coming back from driving one of the kids home, and a picture invaded my mind – there used to be a guy that would stand outside of the old 50’s diner that used to be just outside of the Naptown Stomp (the swing “club”).  He would pass out tracks in the little fountain area (in the Fountain Square).  I knew at that point that we were supposed to go street witnessing, and we were supposed to do it right there, at the little fountain in Fountain Square.  It kinda reminded me of Paul having the vision of the Macedonian guy pleading for the Gospel.

I made my way home, talked to Courtney and David (two of my friends) about it, and the three of us drove down town, parked the car, and walked to the fountain.  There were quite a few kids standing there.  We started a conversation with half of them.

The conversation started pretty casually.  We started talking about swing dancing (they were all dressed up like they had come downtown for this purpose), and then the group kind of split into two different conversations: David with a guy named Christian who did a lot of talking, and Courtney and me with the other three (two girls and one guy).  We talked about their spiritual beliefs and how to live up to God’s standard, and I presented the Gospel to them.  I told them how they cannot reach God’s standard, because He requires perfection, and Jesus is the only One that reached that standard.  I told them that was why Jesus had to die on the cross, to pay for our sins that keep us from reaching that standard.  I told them that Jesus was the only way.

Courtney stood by, listening to both conversations.  I’m sure she was praying for the both of us.  I was scared, but God provided the words.  He provided the Word.  I had a scripture verse for almost everything I said.

Our time was not without spiritual opposition.  Some guy came up to us and asked us if we knew how to purchase cocaine.  I told him that he was asking the wrong people.  As he continued to pester us, I threatened to call the police and even had to pull out my phone to get him to go away.

God, please take care of Christian and his friends.  They need you…  Please also take care of the cocaine guy.  He really needs you, too.

Thanks a lot, CCotH, for the great time.  I really enjoyed being out there, getting to play on the worship team, and sharing with everyone about Ukraine.  Please pray for Jim, the pastor.  He is having some sever back problems.

So… like I said – the ticket is PURCHASED.  I’m leaving July 27th!  I’ll be at church ONE LAST TIME on Sunday, the 25th.  If you can make it, please be there.  The church will be praying for me and sending me off.  After that, show up at 6:00 at South Campus for my going away party.  I think a couple people will be there at the airport to send me off, too.  I’m leaving for the airport in the morning on Tuesday, and I’m flying in the early afternoon. Please pray for that.  I love to fly, but going through all the security and stuff makes me nervous.

I’ll be landing in Kyiv on the 28th in the evening, and then I’ll be getting on a train for Turnopil that night.  After spending a little time in Turnopil, I’ll hit L’viv.  That’s the plan, anyway.

Thanks a lot for all the prayers!

Meeting was good, ticket was purchased (wooooohhhHHHOOOO!!!!), birthday was good… haha.

The support team’s gettin’ together for a meeting today.  Please pray that all goes well.

Please also come to the going away party on the 25th!  Details on last post!