bus evangelism

yesterday we had bus evangelism. it was pretty cool and exciting. we went in groups of 6 and distributed ourselves across the bus and just started conversations with people on the bus.

melanie and i worked together and talked to this one lady. she did the small talk while i attempted to lead into spiritual stuff. turned out the lady was a catholic who went to church occasionally. it was really hard to do it with such a loud environment, but after waiting for the opportune moment, i whipped out a spiritual question and asked her how her relationship with God was. i asked her to describe it in 3 different words. she couldnt do it, so i showed her a "satisfied" booklet that asks that question and gives a list of adjectives.

long story short, she accepted Christ (!!!) and it was the most genuine conversation i've had in awhile. i went through the Knowing God personally booklet and satisfied. you could tell her heart was aligned with the words on the page when she read the prayer out loud with me. it was such a divine moment.

one thing i was reminded of through this experience was the missional lifestyle that we all need to have. even though we are on a missions trip and we do evangelism everyday, it's easy to get into a mode of "i'll only share when im at the beach or on campus." by sharing on the bus, we were forced to take an everyday situation and turn it into a spiritual one. the most challenging thing was that you couldnt escape. you sit next to someone, you ask them a question, they reject you, and then it becomes awkward. theres no walking away like on the beach or on campus!