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Team Liberty at the Farmer's Market: Homecoming, Homeschool, Kenya, and the Warning - 10/14/2023

October 24, 2023

Greetings from Liberty, MO!

Team Liberty held another successful evangelization event for a couple of hours on a brisk, cool Fall October morning on Saturday, October 14th, 2023. As usual, we set up shop under the shadow of the statue of Mark Twain, noted critic of organized religion, to evangelize the good news of Jesus Christ to the masses. Myself, Hermann, and Arsenio ("RC") spoke to a number of receptive souls on their way to and from the local Liberty, Missouri Farmer's Market. We were able to hand out a number of miraculous medals, rosaries, "The Warning" books, and brochures to those we encountered. Lord, we pray that you make an impression on these beautiful souls and bear much fruit.

Veronica is an immigrant from Kenya and Catholic parishioner at our church. She spoke of her wonderful conversion story and her family's immigration story to the United States. In Kenya, she had a neighbor that was in the U.S. Peace Corps that impacted her through her charitable works and Christian faith. In Kenya, she was blessed with the good fortune of winning the Green Card "lottery" and able to immigrate here with her entire family for work and study. She is now very active in the Catholic Church and organizes and participates in Women's bible studies and the Vincent DePaul Society helping other immigrants. We gave her fifteen (15) blessed Miraculous Medals to take with her to share with her bible study group. Lord, we pray for her to continue in her charitable good works and fervent faith.

Christina was a young mother and fellow Catholic. Since COVID she and her family in their luke-warmness have gotten into the habit of watching Mass on Sunday mornings online from home. She has young toddler and early school age children that she fears are too much of a distraction if she brings them to church for Mass. We reminded her that God loves all of His children and desires that we all participate in worshiping together as a family in our church community. There are many other families with young children that come to Mass and the beautiful noise of God's creation is always present and welcomed during our celebrations. We encouraged her to come back and go to Confession and bring her family back into the Church. She parted with gratitude and our local parish brochure, as well a Warning book and a Going to Confession brochure. Lord, we pray that You fill her with the Holy Spirit to seek reconciliation and the desire to return with her family to receiving You in the Eucharist.

The local High School was having their Homecoming school dance that evening, so we were able to speak to a couple of teenage walkers on their way to the nearby flower shop to pick up flowers for their dates. One is a homeschooled young man was Christian, but not Catholic. He was in a hurry, but was intrigued by our evangelist Hermann's testimonial story of his mother's experience with Our Blessed Mother Mary when she was young following an accident and long illness. He parted with a Warning book and some food for thought.

Another young man, Jesse, was also a Protestant Christian on his way to the flower shop to pick up flowers for Homecoming. He has mostly Protestant friends that frequently read and study the bible. Because of many of their discussions, he had some reservations and misconceptions about Catholicism. We were fortunate to discuss some of those issues and send him with a Warning book, a Miraculous Medal, and a brochure on common objections to and misconceptions about Catholicism. He was thankful and mentioned that he also had Catholic friends and looked forward to looking into it more. Our team was confident that we planted a seed in fertile soil. Lord, we pray that You inspire Jesse to look deeper into the Catholic faith and have many fruitful discussions with his Catholic and Protestant friends that may lead him on a journey to conversion to the fullness of the Catholic faith.

Our most endearing encounter was with Adrianna, a joyful young Christian mother with her beautiful year-and-a half old daughter. She and her husband attend the local nearby Community of Christ church and they love Jesus Christ. Our evangelist RC asked her if she has a bible at home. She said they do, but she doesn't have her own and has to borrow her husband's Protestant bible. By God's grace we had a Catholic Bible with us at the table that we were able to give her to take home with her. Hermann spoke his testimonial story and about his mother's experience with Mary and Adrianna was very intrigued. She parted with a Miraculous Medal, a Warning book, a rosary, and a few brochures about the Catholic faith. Lord, we pray that Adrianna is moved by Your inspiration to read the Catholic Bible and literature we were able to gift to her and open her, and her husband's mind, to the beauty and fullness of the Catholic faith.

As we approach late Fall and Winter, we will explore new locations for future events since the local Saturday morning Farmer's Market will close up for the year at the end of the month. We may look into some local parks and colleges for some potential locations in the coming months. Lord, we are so grateful for Your love, inspiration, and the opportunity to meet and speak the good news with so many souls.

God Bless!

--John Findlay, Team Liberty