Hi y'all,

Ernesto and I went back to the Jockey Lot this last Sunday from 8 am to noon. We also had two new evangelists join us, Paul and Maddie. They were able to see some of the Rosaries that they made with us at our Rosary making party given away. I stood near the front of our canopy and table handing out many Gospel cards in English, the Litany of Trust (graciously given by Paul and Maddie), and our Spanish "Good News" or "Las Buenas Noticias" pamphlet.

Please pray a chaplet of St. Mary Magdeline for all we met:

Caroline and Hank are both Protestants who stick to the KJV Bible. They took a "Pillar of Fire, Pillar of Truth" booklet, A Rosary, and a phamplet on how to pray it. I talked to them about the fact that the original KJV had all 73 books of the Bible same as the Catholic Bible. I also explained the history of the Greek vs Hebrew OT and the reason why Catholics include the 7 extra deuterocanonical books. They allowed me to pray for them on the spot and I was able to invite them to explore more about the Catholic Church.

Ty was a wheelchair bound gentleman who shared with us he was recently in the hospital for a pericardial effusion. We offered him prayer.

Rena took a Rosario and our Spanish pamphlets "Las Buenos Noticias" and "Como Rezar Rosario". Another lady, Maria, took a Rosario and how to pray it. Lazarus and Maria Guadalupe, who are Catholics from Pueblo Mexico took a Rosary and many different pamphlets. Many other Hispanics came by and also took material.

We saw Roger and Peggy again. We talked light talk about life and hunting this time.

We met Kelly Hovey, a faithful Catholic from St. Mary's in Aiken. She took Rosaries, Miraculous Medals. She has also been very active in pro-life ministry. She asked us to pray for Euler Dezayas who recently passed away.

We met a family from Hendersonville. The wife said she is Baptist and her Hispanic husband is a Catholic. She promised to raise her children in the Catholic faith. They are looking for a parish and we invited them to POP which they said they would willing to drive to. They took Rosaries, Miraculous Medals, Bibles, and some pamphlets on abortion.

Ernesto relates those he met:

"Mark and Gwen Miller talked with me for quite some time about Fatima then also about Christopher Columbus and the Spanish Inquisition. Their ideas were mostly what we hear a lot, but doesn't pass the reality check. I steered away from arguments but told them that during the last Marian apparition in Fatima, thousands of witnesses confirmed the dancing and apparent approach of the sun and immediate drying after the heavy rain. The man mentioned a theory that it wasn't the sun, but a UFO that appeared and it's radiation dried the people nearby. I asked why people rather believe an illogical idea rather than the simple explanation the Church gives.

"They also said C. Columbus was from Portugal not Italy. Columbus was funded by Queen Isabella of Spain (a devout Catholic) but embarked out of Portugal to discover America.

"He talked about Galileo and the observatory at the Vatican. I told them the Catholic Church promoted science, arts, music, and every progress in civilization for 2000 years. It is the Catholic Church that gave us hospitals, universities and the New Testament and taught the Bible for all that time.

"Mary took a Rosary and a pamphlet on how to pray it. She is not Catholic, but accepted the pamphlet on the Catholic Church.

"We had at least 2 Marys taking rosaries. We try to give them some information on how to pray the Rosary and/or about the Catholic Church. and if they want, we will pray with them. Also to look for us next week, that we will listen to their question or complaints about the Cattholic Church and if we don't know the answer, we'll look it up.

"Mickey, a very friendly man, talked for a while and took a Miraculous Medal. He said we should pray for America and was very much against abortion so we gave him 2 pro-life brochures.

"John and Samantha came at the very end and took Rosaries. They liked the things we had but never said what their faith was. We think they most likely will benefit from having the sacramentals, but our prayers should help. Of course most people just walk by, sometimes we hand them a card, but even if not, they always see our Rosaries, religious images and we know the Hoky Spirit is always working on hard hearts and calling on their love."

Peace,

Caleb