Boise, Idaho
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This is the second in a two-part story from team leader Lucy in Boise, Idaho:
A scruffy young man on an electric scooter stopped for a Rosary. He was not familiar with the devotion, and when asked if he were Christian, he replied that he “used to be”. The evangelist explained the Rosary to him as a way to get to know Jesus. Our visitor listened politely as we told him that people who use the Rosary reverently often find peace and protection. Then his hopes and spirits seem to lift, and he selected a Rosary for himself and took the booklet on how to pray it. May God meet him as he tries the Rosary prayer.
Giuseppe, a young man on a bicycle, stopped with the story that he was “doing a research paper on ‘The Great Apostasy’”. Lucy told him, “It never happened.” He then turned to Chuck, who was closer, Giuseppe told the evangelist that he was on his way to a nearby parish in the hope of talking to a priest about the issue. Though he identified as a firm believer in a pseudo-Christian religion, Giuseppe had been reading about and listening to podcasts on the Catholic Church by reputable Catholics for at least four years. Chuck began by also challenging the notion that there ever was a great apostasy, and that the early Church Fathers showed a very Catholic Church consistently rooted in the New Testament. Giuseppe stayed to talk for an hour. Though he was very interested in what the Catholic Church taught, his faith was rooted in bodily experience. He then accepted a copy of the Catechism as well as a map to area parishes. Please join us in praying for Giuseppe. May the Holy Spirit use his continuing fascination with the Catholic Church to draw him to the Way, the Truth, and the Life.
Please pray for us again today? Ask God to send people to us 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 of today’s efforts.
God continues to bless this apostolate and send people to us. So, thank you again for all of your support! In turn, may God protect and greatly bless you and all those you love!