Adam Janke Visits the East Bay
On Saturday November 21st, members of our chapter had the opportunity to attend a talk given by Adam Janke at Our Lady of Grace Church in Castro Valley. Adam is the national program director for St Paul Street Evangelization.
Adam is a convert to the Catholic Church. At one time in his life he was actually was involved in converting Catholics away from the Church. While doing so, he met up with some devout Catholics who challenged him to do some research about the Church and to do so while being intellectually honest. As delved into his research, he slowly started becoming convinced that his Catholic friends just might be right. His project also got his wife curious, so she decided to attend a Mass. Apparently, this was all it took for his wife to become convinced because she came home announcing that she wanted to be Catholic.
Here are some hi-lights from his talk.
- Be joyful in your missionary efforts. Joy attracts
- The power of giving away miraculous medals
- Listening to people is what allows up us to find common ground
- Offering prayer or to pray with people is very powerful
My favorite story was about an atheist who spoke for about a half an hour about how he believed in science. Adam did not debate with him at all, he just asked him what he would like them pray for. The atheist immediately answered who he wanted them to pray for.
The meeting wrapped up with questions and opportunities for attendees to meet Adam and each other. It was great to hear that his experiences in street evangelization are so similar to what we have seen happen in our efforts.
Thanks a lot Adam!
Glory to God!
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