City Stages
City Stages came once again to Birmingham. I have in years past always avoided the place because of the crowds, and music. This is the first year I have attended. I must admit I did have a purpose that overrode my on selfish desires. I realized that there would be people there who were still on a path to hell. People who have never been warned of the wrath to come, why it is coming, or to Whom they must flee.
The four hours spent at City Stages Saturday ended up being one of the most encouraging outing I have been on yet. I had three others join me. My beautiful wife (Ginger), my ministry partner(Richard) and his wife (Misty). Richard is hosting a WOTM Basic Training Course at his home and all of us our going through it. I believe this course has grown us all to become better sowers. Let me share with you what happened.
My wife has shared the gospel 4 times before City Stages; she has been passing out tracts on a regular basis. Probably on average 10 a week. Well at City Stages in a four-hour period she shared the full gospel with at least 5 people that I know of. She also encouraged Misty in giving out tracts as well. She also did the question for cash portion of my second O/A. She was so scared, but finally pushed through the fear.
Richard also did so much more. He has shared the gospel with a few people before City Stages, but Saturday He also shared with approx. 4 people. He also passed on many tracts. City Stages, is I believe, the first time he swung to the gospel from a tract. Previously he had shared with family and friends. Hopefully I can get him to post a story that really touched him, the last person he shared with. Richard left the man with the law, because he was not ready to hear grace.
Misty had a phenomenal day. She has, to my knowledge, never shared the gospel with anyone. She is reserved and usually just goes to work, comes home, and hangs out with her husband. She has been actively doing the WOTM Basic Training course. She started greeting strangers, leaving tracts around. Last Tuesday she role-played the gospel with my wife. She did a great job and left nothing out. Well Saturday she took it a step further. She gave out more tracts than she did at Doo Dah Day, but the exciting thing is that she gave the full gospel(she gave every example) to a stranger she had given a tract to.
The lady asked her,”What is this, is it religious?” Misty told her no, “It is a gospel tract” The lady asked her, “what does it say?” So Misty then went into the gospel with her. She was showing signs of conviction and according to others the lady boyfriend was joking around at first then his mouth shut also.
I believe the Lord made that a divine encounter, and since Misty had taken the pains to prepare to share the gospel, the Lord brought her an opportunity to do so.
I am so proud of the team the God had allowed me to lead to City Stages. They have went from loyal friends who supported me with prayers and presence, to full fledged seed sowers.
Glory to God in all these things. It is only Him at work in us that drives us to reach the lost.
