So we made our first mission at the Banks of the Wabash festival the last Friday in May.  We set up right outside the bingo tent between the food vendors trucks and the playground which turned out to be a pretty good location.  We prayed first, then set up the table.  At first people walked by quickly, averting their eyes like they were afraid we’d pounce on them.  Then we looked west and a big wall of black clouds was coming across the river.  So I suggested we pray a rosary decade together and we did.  And as we prayed the weirdest thing happened.  The clouds parted and a patch of sunlight shone right on us.  Wow.  After that we had better luck.  Elaine gave rosaries to a young ladiy and she said, “Did you know the rosary is an ancient form of prayer?”  “No.  That’s cool!” She replied.  One man I asked if he would like a free rosary.  He said, “Sure”.  I asked him if he was Catholic.  He said, “No, I’m a baptist minister, but my wife is Catholic.”  We gave out a lot of “10 things we want you to know about Catholics” pamphlets with the “How to pray the rosary” pamphlets.  At the end of an hour we ran out of rosaries.  We didn’t get to talk long with any one person, but it was a good start.  We left rejoicing.  It was such a high to be out there talking with the people.  God is good.  Can’t wait to go out again.

Joan.

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