Boise, ID
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This report comes to us from team leader Lucy with our team in Boise, ID:
Jesus Christ remains true and clear. So, thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization team.
“Are you from the Legion of Mary?” a young man stopped to ask. We explained that we were a St Paul Street Evangelization team. Based on his question, it was easy to guess the man was Catholic. However, he had quit attending Mass. So, I gave him a list of area parishes with Mass times, encouraging him to reconnect with the Church. As I was doing this, “Stephen” strolled by. Stephen came to the table and nudged the man talking to me. The two men looked at each other, laughed, and hugged. Then, still grinning, Stephen leaned in to Chuck and said something about “imaginary friends”. The evangelist took the opportunity to ask him why he trusts someone of evil intent like Satan. Stephen replied, “it’s your god who is untrustworthy”. But the evangelist persisted in pointing out that Satan just wants to use him, whereas God wants what’s best for him. Stephen laughed this off, patted Chuck on the shoulder, and said, “You know what I think of God”. He went on his way, showing the back of his sweatshirt with its anti-God message. The man Stephen had greeted was just leaving the table, so Chuck stopped him to ask where he knew Stephen from. He shrugged, and said they hung out at the same bar. Then he asked how we knew Stephen, and we told him. Then Chuck asked which bar Stephen hung out in, thinking maybe it’s our turn to surprise Stephen. Please pray that our Catholic visitor returns to a relationship with Christ through His Mystical Body, the Catholic Church. Please also continue to pray for Stephen, that he meets the trustworthy Person who willingly died to save him.
A girl in her early teens passed by within a large multi-family group. She dropped back out of the pack and turned out to be the only one who came for a Rosary. On the way back, though, 4 or 5 other people from the group each chose a Rosary and accepted the pamphlet on how to pray it. Just as we were leaving, the first girl came back once again, wanting to trade her Rosary for a shorter one. May God bless the young evangelist!
A man passing by on a bicycle shouted, “Ephesians 2:8-9! For it is by faith you have been saved.” He became less intelligible as he rode by, but turned his head to shout, “Not by works!” Pray that this protesting non-Catholic will stop to talk next time, so we can share that we Catholics, too, rely on God’s Grace for salvation. And that we also keep reading to the next verse, verse 10, which says, “For we are his handiwork, created in Christ Jesus for the good works that God has prepared in advance, that we should live in them.”
Praised be Jesus Christ! Please pray for God to send people to this team with hearts prepared to perceive their need for Our Savior Jesus Christ and His Holy Catholic Church, and that much good fruit for His Kingdom comes from their efforts
Even when people confuse evil for good, God still wants to save them. So, thank you again for your prayers and other support for this apostolate. In turn, may God protect and greatly bless you and all those you love!