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Well, I ended up working about 5 hours on Friday, which I am very grateful for. I went home and crawled in bed beside my sweet husband and it took me a long time to go to sleep; I think I managed to get a 2 hour nap. We then woke up and traveled to downtown Fayetteville for the Fourth Friday event. There were lots of people there all bundled up. [I tried to sleep on the way there, but couldn't. Tony asked me "are you thinking about tomorrow?" Yes, I was. He explained that's why I couldn't go to sleep, I wouldn't let my mind rest. I was thinking about all kinds of stuff... waking up and cleaning the house, doing laundry, running errands, what I needed to get at the grocery store, decorating the house, Christmas gifts, my birthday meal at my parents house, etc. I was too anxious about tomorrow.] Paul Bridgeman had the prayer station set up and I wore one of the smocks. There was one lady who walked up to the booth with her son. He asked for some money - so I gave him a million dollar bill. :) I asked Theresa if she had any prayer requests. "Too many to name". She has a husband and 2 sons. They just watched the "Passion of Christ" this past week and she said her boys were really interested in it. She's trying to find a good church to attend because she wants to raise her children up in church. She said she has lots of questions about the faith, but her husband was in a hurry, so we didn't have time to talk. I pointed her to our website and she said she would e-mail us with her questions. Lord, I ask that you will give Theresa guidance. Surround her with Godly men & women that will help answer her questions and give her encouragment. I pray that if she is not born again, that you will open her eyes to the truth. May she realize how glorious the gospel truly is. Grant her repentance and may she trust in Jesus.
A younger man walked up to the booth and I gave him a gospel tract and asked if he had any prayer requests. "I have an unknown prayer request". "Okay, what's your name?" "It's an unknown prayer request by an unknown person ... that's the best kind". "Okay, I will keep you in my prayers. Do you have a Christian background?" He said that he was raised in church but has "slid back". He was a very quiet guy, and I could tell he had a lot of stuff on his mind. He explained how much he hates NC. He is in the military and got stationed here a month ago. He's originally from Nebraska. So he has no family or friends here and is just really lonely. As the conversation progressed he explained how he holds lots of unforgivness and bitterness toward people. He has a good relationship with his immediate family. As I presented the gospel to him, he professed many times to being a hypocrite. We talked for a long time about all kinds of things. He was so humbled. I was so humbled; just to see him slowly opening up to me and being so honest. We talked about the gospel, the false Christianity, and God's sovereign plan. "God is in control of all things and he has you here in NC for a reason. We may not know what that reason is... but we can rest in knowing that he is sovereign. One reason is so that you could be walking down the street tonight and stop by this table and have this conversation." We discussed God's plan for marriage as he expressed his concerns in finding a Godly wife. I explained that he must go to sleep in that area of his life and first make sure his life is right with God. He is commanded to be the spiritual leader in his home and during his time of singleness he needs to focus on gaining godly character, getting involved with Christian ministry, and sharing the gospel with others. He was called many times to examine himself in light of God's Law (Exodus 20) and then look at what God did for sinners on the cross (Last few chapters of Matthew). Toward the end I asked "So are you still an unknown person?" "My name is Ken". I introduced him to Tony who talked to him some more, and then we huddled together and prayed. It was absolutely amazing! Lord, please continue to soften Ken's heart. Transform him into a new creation!!
We ended the night with some good fellowship at Applebee's and on the way home Tony & I stopped at the Wal-Mart in Mt. Olive to look at the GPS'.
Saturday
I straightened the house a little bit and caught up on laundry. It was nice to get some things done around the house. Tony went to get his truck inspected; we praise God for his 1995 pickup truck, as it still only costs $10 to get inspected. :) I went shopping in Goldsboro - ran into Brittany at Goody's. So we tried on some clothes just for fun. We met at my parents house at 6:30pm for my birthday dinner. By my request we had breaded steak, sweet potatoe casserole, and a nice salad. It was all so yummy. Then for my cake, mom made a very tasty "Ho Ho Cake". It was so good! Mom and Dad gave me the rest of my birthday gift: a digital photo frame! Yay!!! It will definately get lots of use. My dad even thought to scan some old family pictures into the computer and put them on a memory stick. It was so cool. I thank God for my parents!! :) I also rec'd a $25 giftcard to PacSun from Matthew and a really sweet card from Chrissie.
Tony & I then went to Goldsboro to search for a GPS - didn't find one. We joined Joey & Chrissie at Starbuck's and I had much fun conversing with the both of them. ;) That evening, Tony & I discussed how we want our family to be closer knit and have more meaningful conversation. We are both going to be praying about this.
Sunday
Church service ended with a big bang; right as pastor Gene was getting ready to do the closing prayer, an older man walked out into the foyer and when he shut the door the clock came crashing to the ground - into many pieces. Haha. It was really funny. We ran a couple errands in town and then had my parents over for lunch. We had sandwiches with tomatoe soup and good fellowship (which is the most important). :)
A younger man walked up to the booth and I gave him a gospel tract and asked if he had any prayer requests. "I have an unknown prayer request". "Okay, what's your name?" "It's an unknown prayer request by an unknown person ... that's the best kind". "Okay, I will keep you in my prayers. Do you have a Christian background?" He said that he was raised in church but has "slid back". He was a very quiet guy, and I could tell he had a lot of stuff on his mind. He explained how much he hates NC. He is in the military and got stationed here a month ago. He's originally from Nebraska. So he has no family or friends here and is just really lonely. As the conversation progressed he explained how he holds lots of unforgivness and bitterness toward people. He has a good relationship with his immediate family. As I presented the gospel to him, he professed many times to being a hypocrite. We talked for a long time about all kinds of things. He was so humbled. I was so humbled; just to see him slowly opening up to me and being so honest. We talked about the gospel, the false Christianity, and God's sovereign plan. "God is in control of all things and he has you here in NC for a reason. We may not know what that reason is... but we can rest in knowing that he is sovereign. One reason is so that you could be walking down the street tonight and stop by this table and have this conversation." We discussed God's plan for marriage as he expressed his concerns in finding a Godly wife. I explained that he must go to sleep in that area of his life and first make sure his life is right with God. He is commanded to be the spiritual leader in his home and during his time of singleness he needs to focus on gaining godly character, getting involved with Christian ministry, and sharing the gospel with others. He was called many times to examine himself in light of God's Law (Exodus 20) and then look at what God did for sinners on the cross (Last few chapters of Matthew). Toward the end I asked "So are you still an unknown person?" "My name is Ken". I introduced him to Tony who talked to him some more, and then we huddled together and prayed. It was absolutely amazing! Lord, please continue to soften Ken's heart. Transform him into a new creation!!
We ended the night with some good fellowship at Applebee's and on the way home Tony & I stopped at the Wal-Mart in Mt. Olive to look at the GPS'.
Saturday
I straightened the house a little bit and caught up on laundry. It was nice to get some things done around the house. Tony went to get his truck inspected; we praise God for his 1995 pickup truck, as it still only costs $10 to get inspected. :) I went shopping in Goldsboro - ran into Brittany at Goody's. So we tried on some clothes just for fun. We met at my parents house at 6:30pm for my birthday dinner. By my request we had breaded steak, sweet potatoe casserole, and a nice salad. It was all so yummy. Then for my cake, mom made a very tasty "Ho Ho Cake". It was so good! Mom and Dad gave me the rest of my birthday gift: a digital photo frame! Yay!!! It will definately get lots of use. My dad even thought to scan some old family pictures into the computer and put them on a memory stick. It was so cool. I thank God for my parents!! :) I also rec'd a $25 giftcard to PacSun from Matthew and a really sweet card from Chrissie.
Tony & I then went to Goldsboro to search for a GPS - didn't find one. We joined Joey & Chrissie at Starbuck's and I had much fun conversing with the both of them. ;) That evening, Tony & I discussed how we want our family to be closer knit and have more meaningful conversation. We are both going to be praying about this.
Sunday
Church service ended with a big bang; right as pastor Gene was getting ready to do the closing prayer, an older man walked out into the foyer and when he shut the door the clock came crashing to the ground - into many pieces. Haha. It was really funny. We ran a couple errands in town and then had my parents over for lunch. We had sandwiches with tomatoe soup and good fellowship (which is the most important). :)
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