Easter Gift

Chicago, IL. I decided to use the upcoming Easter celebration as an excuse to give an Easter present to my dialysis technician “Catherine”, who is a lukewarm Catholic. I wrote her a 3-page letter sharing my personal testimony about redemptive suffering and how I discovered the incredible value of suffering when I got sick with kidney disease. I shared with her about how I changed from living a very worldly life to one that is focused on eternal life and growing closer to God. I revealed to her that I went to Confession for the first time in 7 years and how FREE I felt afterwards. I told her that I surrendered everything to God, especially my body, and I accepted whatever cross God wanted me to carry. I united my cross with Jesus’ cross and that has brought me into an intimate relationship with Christ. I included a Miraculous Medal and a pocket-sized Divine Mercy card with my letter and placed everything inside an Easter card. Then along with that, I gave her a nicely framed large picture of the Divine Mercy image.

Simple, Yet Powerful

Mesa, AZ. On Good Friday, Sean, Frank and I stood on a busy street corner in Mesa, AZ and silently evangelized by holding up a crucifix, images, and signs. It’s a simple yet powerful message to thousands of cars that passed by in the three hours we stood witness.

A man stopped to take several photos because he loved to see Christians spreading the word. We had very few unkind words and gestures with the overwhelming majority of people either honking, waving, or silently driving by. We all agreed this manner of evangelizing would appeal to those who want to do something but are hesitant to talk to people one on one.