Stories from the Street

Here, we see St. Paul Street evangelist Peter doing “airport evangelization” with our now famous Pope Francis million dollar bill tract. These tracts are great ice breakers to start conversations anywhere, anytime – on the street, at the park, at a coffee house, and even in an airplane!
Here is a good way to start conversation with these tracts: “Hey man, would you like a million bucks?” After they take the tract, look at it, and laugh, you point to the Pope and ask, “Do you know who that guy is?” You eventually move on to say something like, “Pope Francis calls us to live and preach the gospel of Jesus Christ. Do you know what the gospel is?” … Then give them gospel message! These tracts work well with men and women, young and old, rich and poor.
StoryAfter navigating construction and praying together, Tom and I made our way to Peace Plaza and set up near the fountain. Despite a forecast of rain, the Lord blessed us with dry…
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StoryOur first evangelist had this experience to share: When Jesse was speaking with a homeless person, I spoke with a man named John in his tent. I asked him to introduce me…
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StoryAs typical, we received a variety of visitors last week. So, thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort. As we were setting up the table, “Louia”…
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