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A Tender Shoot - 2024-07-28

August 4, 2024

We trust that God uses this apostolate to draw men to Himself. So, thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort.

A tall, Catholic father and his grade-school-aged son came to the table as we were setting up. The father told us that his other son and this boy had picked up Rosaries from us some time ago. Since then, the boys “have demanded” to pray it every day. The father was very proud of his son and thankful to us for being in the public square. The boy was, naturally, embarrassed by our praise. But, upon prompting from the evangelist, he accepted another Rosary and pamphlet “to give to a friend”. Come, Holy Spirit, strengthen all Catholic families and keep them united in faith.

A man and woman walked by. In response to our offer of a free Rosary, the woman yelled, “No, I don’t want my children molested.” Neither do we. And that’s why, of all children’s activities in our community, Catholic activities are by far the safest for children.

The “blanket man” went by several times, never making eye contact. May the Lord have mercy on him and save him!

The homeless man with bushy blond hair and beard paused to greet us. He looked admiringly at the Rosaries again, but still didn’t take one.

A boy in his early teens stopped. When asked if he were familiar with the Rosary, he replied, “Yes, but it’s too complicated to explain right now.” Lord, send Your grace to draw this young man to Your side.

Several teens came to the table for a free Rosary. At least one young woman admitted that she wasn’t Christian. One evangelist then described how much God loves us, and the other encouraged her to spend time with the Rosary Mysteries to get to know the God Who wants to save them. Besides Rosaries and its pamphlet, the group also accepted a Good News/kerygma pamphlet. They were polite, but in a hurry to leave. Pray that the seeds of the Kingdom of God will grow in their hearts.

A couple of different times, someone with a dog stopped. Both times, the dog tried climb up e. Chuck. The owners were friendly and grateful to receive a Rosary.

E. Chuck thought he saw a repeat visitor, from perhaps several years ago, go by. We had temporarily dubbed him “microwave man” because that’s where he kept the Rosary he received from us. May God bless him!

“Jesús”, from e. Todd’s men’s group at a nearby parish, stopped to say hi. The young woman with him this time, who didn’t speak English, chose a Rosary and wanted the pamphlet in English.

A Spanish-speaking family stopped, and several members chose a Rosary. One of them received the pamphlet in Spanish.

A couple stopped to select Rosaries. The man told e. Chuck that he belongs to a pseudo-Christian religion because, when he was young and in the military, he often got in trouble and felt lost, and that missionaries from that religion really helped him. He implied that he thinks that, because the church building on the military base was used by all religions, that all religions are the same. We pleaded with him to pray the Rosary and get to know the true Jesus Christ. May he clearly hear the call of his Lord and Savior.

The man who works at the neighboring hotel, and wears his headset when he steps out on break, “Bob?”, just wanted another Rosary pamphlet for someone. The woman (coworker?) walking nearby didn’t say anything.

God granted us relatively cooler weather last week, so lots of people were outside. (Thank you, God!) The two evangelists gave away 20-25 Rosaries and its pamphlet, a Divine Mercy prayer card, and a Good News/kerygma pamphlet.

Please pray for us again today? Ask God to send people to us with hearts prepared to perceive their need for Our Savior Jesus Christ and His Holy Catholic Church, and that much good fruit for His Kingdom comes of today’s effort.

Whether we see the spiritual progress or not, our trust in the Lord continues. So, thank you again for your prayers and other support for this apostolate. In turn, may God protect and greatly bless you and all those you love!

“Go with the strength you have” (Judg 6:14).