Boise, ID

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The following story comes to us from team leader Lucy with our team in Boise, ID:

The visibly Catholic Rosary draws some people to ask about the Church. So, thank you again for your prayers for the Boise Catholic street evangelization effort.

A non-Trinitarian religious group was having one of their regular gatherings in the sports arena. A mother with a screaming one-year-old was standing outside of the doors, soon replaced by the grandmother when the mother stepped away. I went over and tried to pray for the tyke, but she was shy of strangers and kept crying. The evangelist headed back to her table. Only much later did she realize that she didn’t hear the baby crying for the rest of the session. God is good!

“Gavin” and “Lee” stepped up to the table just as we were finishing getting set up. I spoke with Gavin, a non-Catholic Christian who was looking for a church community. He accepted a map to area parishes. When Chuck asked Lee if he was familiar with the Rosary, he said he was but he didn’t pray it because he was “not a super-Catholic.” The evangelist tried to break down the Rosary prayer so it would not seem so daunting to him, and emphasized that it was not about getting through the prayer but getting closer to Christ. Lee then asked about the Divine Mercy and Mary Untier of Knots prayer cards, wanting one of each. After Chuck shared his own experience with them, Lee recounted seeing a painting of Mary untying knots. They each also chose a Rosary and accepted that pamphlet on how to pray it. Pray that Gavin and Lee seek the Lord with all their heart, minds and souls.

A somewhat older man wearing dark sunglasses was wheeling along in a low-slung motorized scooter when he stopped to mockingly note to me, “You got your wish.” The evangelist, not happy with current events, said he needed to be praying hard. He said he already was. Only later did the evangelist vaguely recall the initial encounter, when he’d been supporting a pro-abortion Presidential party. Pray that world leaders work against all injustice.

Praised be Jesus Christ!