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This past week has been extremely busy. A week ago today we were celebrating Thanksgiving with our families. And I have no pictures to show for it. Tony's parents served grilled turkey with ample sides and desserts. All very tasty. Then time was spent talking and playing with the neices and nephews. That evening we went to my parents house for baked turkey soaked in brine and lots of flavorful veggies. Chrissie's dad and Uncle (who speak little English) also joined us, making a total of 10 people gathered around the table. :) Love it!! We had lots of fun talking, with Chrissie acting as the translator. :) For dessert we had made.by.Mom pumpkin pie, made.by.Dad mincemeat pie, and made.by.Joey&Chrissie vanilla cake. Yum! Joey also gave me my birthday gift - a nice set of graters for cheese, spices, veggies, etc. :)
Friday morning, Tony & I passed out some gospel tracts to the many shoppers at Wal-Mart. Then we caught a few sales of our own. Back at home, Tony did schoolwork. That evening, James and Tinna hosted a Thanksgiving meal. It was fun fellowshipping with Tinna over several rounds of UNO Attack, while the guys reviewed James' resume.
Satuday was our morning to sleep in... sigh. We ran a few errands that afternoon and enjoyed an elegant little lunch at Aggie's Subs. At home, we fertelized our little trees (hoping that they'll have a huge growth spurt soon) and pulled weeds from the rock bed. That evening we went to work on Pastor Gene's computer. We very much enjoyed hanging out with them, eating homemade pizza and chocolate chip cookies. Talking about a wide array of topics. :)
Sunday, after church we came home and scrubbed the house. It looks much cleaner now!! We finished right as it was getting dark outside. We got all cleaned up and went to my parents house for turkey soup and an episode of Amazing Race.
Tony has had jury duty this week and has traveled back and forth to work, having to work pretty late Tuesday night. I actually met him there at work with a warm veggie casserole. We sat there at his desk eating and talking about our day. I've found myself missing him a lot this week!! The schedule has pretty much been jury duty, work, more work, school work, bed time. Makes me very grateful for the time I'm able to spend with Tony!! My one and only! :) While he's been busy with that, I've spent some quality time with mom and Brittany (shopping), running errands, and decorating our Christmas tree.
Last night, we celebrated my Dad's 46th birthday. On our way to my parents house, Tony got called into work. So we turned around and got his truck. Mom and I packed Tony a dinner to go and off to work he went. : ( The rest of us gathered around the table for spaghetti with meatballs, garlic rolls, and salad. Mmmm.
All us kiddos, minus Tony. : ( I praise God that things went smoothly at work and Tony was able to join us a couple hours later!! I'm very much looking forward to spending lots of time with him this weekend!!!!
4 comments:
what is your experience with passing out gospel tracts? Do you get a response from people, positive or negative? Have you actually had people start attending your church or any church as a result of passing them out? I have seen many people outside of stores passing out these tracts and most of the time no one takes one and if they do, i have seen many found on the floor later. I'm curious what kind of results you have from passing them out.
Hi Jenn, Gospel tracts are known as "silent preachers". They typically contain the gospel in condensed written form. As Christians, we are called to be faithful messengers of the gospel, and a tract is one way to do such that. Passing out tracts, or sharing the gospel with someone verbally, is not about results. God uses these means as a way to remind people of the gospel. God is the one that convicts people of their sin and shows them their need for a savior.
Tracts can provide an opening for us to share our faith. They speak to the individuals when they are ready; people don't read it until they want to. And they can find their way into people's homes when we can't.
To answer your questions more specifically, my husband and I have been passing out tracts on a regular basis for the past 5 years. Some people respond positive, some negative. Each person is different. "For the word of the cross is folly to those who are perishing, but to us who are being saved it is the power of God" (1 Corinthians 1:18). Many people are grateful, others are hostile toward the gospel. There have been people recently, and throughout history, where God used a gospel tract to get a hold of their heart. You can find testimonys of this by searching google.
I hope you have a great night,
Shayna
Jenn, one more thing. Just this past labor day my husband handed a lady a gospel tract. She started to walk away, turned around, and said "I want to thank you for doing this, because God saved my dad through a gospel tract." That is just one real-life example.
Thank you for taking the time to answer my question :-). I've been curious what their true purpose was and this answered it perfectly.
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