On June 18th, 2023  from 8-12, Ernesto Fernandez and I went out for his first outing with SPSE and my first outing in the area. We set up at the Anderson Jocky Lot, a bustling flee market. Flee markets are a big deal down here and serve as social gathering places. I was very happy to have Ernesto, a native Spanish speaker from Cuba, as at least half of those there are also native Spanish speakers, many do not speak English.

We met several people who stopped to talk with us:

Pauline -  A Methodist who was very interested in praying the Divine Mercy Chaplet. I reviewed the Gospel message with her and also went over basic Catholic prayers and taught her the chaplet. We invited her to join the Catholic Church and gave her the address of St. Mary's of the Angel's in Anderson.

Kayla & John - A young couple whom I explained the Gospel to and taught how to pray rosary. Both Christians they are not attending church regularly but showed interest.

Will - Who stated his grandmother was Catholic.

Jack Finley - Who can't read but took Fr. Michael Schmitz's "Love, Sacrifice, and Truth" CD. He confirmed he knows the Gospel and believes in it. We also invited him to consider the Catholic Church.

Bill - Who believes in Christ, has repented of sins, and has been baptized, but does not go a church. We invited him to join the Catholic Church and gave him the address of St. Mary's of the Angels in Anderson, a pamphlet "Why be Catholic", and the booklet "Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth". We told him Jesus founded the Catholic Church which continues through apostolic succession. He talked about the recent Dodgers scandal and sympathized with Catholics.

Debbie - Who is Catholic and just moved to area. She also shared that she is a recovering addict who credits faith and prayer to her recovery. She is not currently going to Mass so we pointed her to the closest parish, Our Lady of the Rosary. She took a rosary and the "How to Pray the Rosary" pamphlet. She was hoping to teach her children.

Danny and Carol - Both Baptists, believe the Gospel, andf sympathize with Catholics over the Dodgers scandal. They took rosaries and tracts "How to Pray the Rosary" , "Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth", and "Why be Catholic."

Couple from Honduras - Who are Catholic but did not know where to go to Mass. Since they live in Maldin, we encouraged them to go to St. Mary Magdaline's Spanish service and gave them the address. 

Ernesto spoke to many more Spanish only speakers who took rosaries.

Please pray for all named and those un-named. Please pray for us as well.