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Another Outing after weeks of stormy, rainy wweather in the South

June 3, 2024

Outing Sunday, May 5, 2024

After another stormy, rainy night, the weather cleared up Sunday afternoon and two of us set up after 2 pm on our regular spot in Uptown Dallas and were blessed with many interesting visitors: Standing out among them were:

- Kendell, a young man of Christian parents happily accepted a miraculous medal and a crucifix and was very open and keen to hear more about the Catholic Church and the need to take a stand if one desires to be saved. It was as if he had waited for this encounter. After pointing to the real presence in the Holy Eucharist, all the sacraments only present in the Church Jesus founded, he was given good reading material and invited to spend a little time in front of the Blessed Sacrament in the nearby Cathedral or in any Catholic church because there Jesus is truly present in the tabernacle. He agreed and left with the assurance of our prayers that the Holy Spirit may guide him. He generously pledged to pray for us too.

- Two catholic Hispanic couples with several children greatly appreciated receiving medals and rosaries. Both couples are married in the Church and all their children baptized and attending CCD. It was so very refreshing as such families are not very common!

- A couple of mixed Christian denominations with three children welcomed miraculous medals and crucifixes. As the conversation evolved, they showed keen interest in the Catholic Church and were given a lot of information and were grateful. It was as if they too had long waited to hear the good news. How wonderful to see the Holy Spirit so obviously at work. They left with our recommendation to pray to the Holy Spirit to lead them on. Our prayers go out for them and all encounters.

- Lastly a lady who identified herself as a Witness of Jehovah in passing pointed to the medals in my hands and commented that this was idolatry; only God was to be warshipped. She then attempted but failed to find Bible verses to proof her point. I agreed with her that only God is to be warshipped. Anything else would be wrong and sinful. I explained that Catholics worship God, but ask the Blessed Mother and the Saints who are with God and are his very dear friends, to intercede with God for us and our needs.

Before our visitor moved on, I cautioned her to be careful not to offend God by sin. Disrespecting and shunning the Blessed Virgin - God’s own choice to bring Jesus into the world – was offending God. Furthermore, before dying, Jesus from the cross appointed his mother to be the spiritual mother of all. God commands us to honor our mothers!

[Both the Witnesses of Jehovah and Muslims regularly have a stall further up on the same street. Once in a while one of the passing witnesses stops to expresses their believes in an attempt to win us over.]

We thank God for the opportunity to reach out and share God's love and our faith with all who will listen and enter into dialogue.