Thanks for waiting!

Dearly Beloved:
Just wanted to say thanks for your patience during a really busy time in our lives! We have a new baby daughter Sarah Rose! We've had quite an experience over the past 9 weeks. Our sweet child was born in another state and we had to go quite quickly and live in a hotel for weeks! The opportunity to share the Gospel is everywhere and when you travel, you realize how big this opportunity is! On the plane,in the airport,hotel,grocery store....everywhere! Looking back, I realize how little I shared my faith, and how many lost souls passed within reach of the precious Gospel I have been given! I am looking forward to returning in August to sarah's birthplace to finalize the adoption, and another blessed opportunity to share the life saving Gospel of salvation.

Be bold beloved
snatch them from the fire

until the nets are full!

The Blessing of conversation

Greetings beloved:

I wanted to share a brief conversation I had with a man at 7-11 i frequently talk to. I was picking up some water and snacks after work, and as I was checking out, Haman, the 7-11 employee told me that the store owner had died... well, what he really said was.. the store owner had retired. after a bit of a laugh, Haman stated" well I guess we all die... me,you.." I told him "yep, just gotta know where your going, that's the important thing" He looked at me and said, where are you going? I said "to heaven" he said "no,theres no heaven or hell" I said that there was, and he asked my how did I know? I told him it says so in the Bible, he asked my who wrote the bible, I told him man did, inspired by God, he told me that there was no proof that it was God inspired, and I told him that there was no proof it wasn't inspired by God! We were at a potential stalemate.. This is usually where you can get into a "rabbit trail" was it, or wasn't it? proof or no proof? but if you are going from the natural to the spiritual, you can direct the conversation into a fact finding mission. How did he come to that opinion,has he ever read the bible? As you are finding more about how he came to his conclusion, you will find many opportunities to clarify the truth about these issues. It is important to know biblical apologetics if you are going to defend your position in these conversations, but far more importantly, it is a chance to share the Law and Gospel! This command "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation." Mark 16:15 nasb is our command.. so don't caught up in the apologetics, but it is repentance and faith in Jesus Christ that saves! Natural to the Spiritual, Law to the proud, grace to the humble!

Keep up the good work of the Kingdom!

Until the nets are full, and the harvest done!

The Teaching Moment

Greetings Beloved.... It's been awhile and I just wanted to share with you a very special teaching moment that happened today with my three and a half year old son Joseph. We were heading to our local market to get some items and Joe was going to go to the "machines" with his two quarters (the ones that are always at the entrance of the store) We saw these two folks sitting outside the store and as we parked, I got Joe out of his car seat, grabbed my bible and thumbed through it, all the while trying to find a passage to read to them. As I got to the book of Ephesians, I stopped on Chapter 5. We headed to them, Introduced ourselves to this couple, and I started reading this passage to them... They were quiet and very engaged, and when I finished I was able to share the need for repentance and faith in Jesus Christ to them. They were so thankful, then the lady pulled out a well worn copy of "our daily bread" and proceeded to tell me how she had just read a passage to her man, and that she had some questions on 1 Corinthians 1:3-11. I was blessed to be able to read to them and help them to understand some background of these passages. Joe took out his coins and we gave them to the couple,"not much" I said..but they were so thankful even for a few coins (they didn't know it was machine money, but we did!) How does this relate to evangelism... Here's the point... I've been weak and lazy about sharing my faith lately ... always ready to share when the opportunity arises, but not heading out for the sole purpose of sharing the saving Gospel of Jesus Christ. Today I was not going to let this day go by without sharing God's Word, and returning to regularly sharing the Gospel and open air preaching! It's not easy to do beloved, it's scary, and it's uncomfortable true, but think about how scary and uncomfortable an eternity in hell will be for the unrepentant? How many have passed within your voice...and you refused to "snatch them from the fire"

Jude 1:23 "save others, snatching them out of the fire; and on some have mercy with fear, hating even the garment polluted by the flesh."

Why, brothers and sisters..because of fear... fear of what... rejection? Did not our Savior face rejection and tell us we shall do so too?

Luke 6:22"Blessed are you when men hate you, when they exclude you and insult you and reject your name as evil, because of the Son of Man."

I am guilty of letting this "uncircumcised Philistine" called fear make me cower and become useless for the Kingdom of God... But dear ones, today, I started choosing the best round stones I could find, fitting them in the sling of Gods Word, and I am running towards the battle, not in armor, but in the strength of our Lord God Almighty. With just a sling and a stone!

May the Lord bless you, and strengthen you, as you prepare for battle.

Oh and the teaching moment.... Joe got to share Gods word, give, and engage in the battle for men's souls.. a teaching moment indeed!

Until all the harvest is done and the enemy has fallen at the feet of Christ!

Robert

Pray,Plant,Grow,Give..SHARE

Dear Beloved:

I wanted to give you an opportunity to share in our garden Ministry and let you know how rich of an evangelistic opportunity is afforded by something as simple as a garden. We started the Neighborhood Bible Church community garden last October, and since then, we have had so many opportunities to share the Gospel through giving out fresh,organic vegetables grown on our property. I have been so blessed to give out these vegetables, and in turn have had the opportunity to share from the "natural" to the Spiritual in many of our conversations. This is the point, you can take a simple idea, like sharing vegetables and use it as a "ice breaker" to get conversation started. Then as you are sharing the "vegetable" stories, you can move from the natural to the spiritual. There are so many analogies you can make when it comes to a Garden, like tilling the soil and planting a seed... Which is what we are doing when we share the law and Gospel. The Law tills the soil of the heart and gets the person thinking of their sin, and then the Gospel shows how God is merciful to have provided us Salvation through the shed blood of His precious Son Jesus. Watering the plants, How without constant "watering" of His Word, we will wither and die, just like plants. How a small and simple seed, will grow to feed many. This how the Lord uses us. He is so great and we are so small in comparison, yet He uses us to further HIS kingdom, He doesn't need to, but He does! Praise the Lord! How one plant produces many seed, and those plants produce even more seed, and on and on. This is how the Gospel is spread, we tell one person, then they tell another, then pretty soon, more and more people are sharing the Gospel and their faith. From that one seed, comes an abundance of fruit! Wow... I could go on and on, but you get the point. The Golden thread that runs through all of these conversations is Christ and Him crucified. We must always preach Jesus and His salvation, through His death and resurrection. He is the one who saves, He is the one who grows, He is the one who takes the seed of His Gospel and grows it in the hearts of men. Praise the Lord of the harvest, Therefore beseech the Lord of the harvest to send out workers into His harvest." Matt 9:38nasb

Until the last grain is harvested!

Robert

Evangelism and the Garden

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

We have embarked on a great ministry project called Neighborhood Garden. We have taken a blessed abundance of property and built raised garden boxes full of vegetables. Our plant date was October 9 2010 and the garden is growing very well! The lettuce alone has provided many opportunities to share the Love of Jesus Christ. Our vision is to share the abundance from our garden with those in our community, focusing on the neediest of our neighbors. This being said, I am so amazed how just harvesting some bags of lettuce or spinach, can open doors to sharing the Gospel. It seems almost too easy to hand someone a bag of lettuce, and then move from the natural to the spiritual in ones conversation. Here's the point.. You can and must, use any life situation to share the Gospel, and now that Christmas is here, It is so important that we tell the "REAL" story of the birth of our Savior an Lord Jesus Christ! Stay faithful Beloved!

Robert

for info go to www.nbcsj.org/garden

Gilroy Gardens and The Gospel

Brothers and Sisters:

We have a local amusement park called Gilroy Gardens and we recently had a great family day there. What does this have to do with evangelism? Well, First it is filled with trees,flowers, and rolling brooks, that well, are soothing to the spirit compared to the noisy frantic ride centered amusement parks. Second, it was a great place to hand out tracts and talk with people. Most of the rides and attractions are for the little ones, and mom's and dad's are standing around waiting as the kids have fun. I was able to hand out some tracts and one to a young man running a food stand and as we passed by a little later, I saw him reading the tract, pray that the message is clear to his heart. One of the things that I found difficult is having conversations with the "little one" element. You have to be quick and to the point as your, or their little darlings are going to run amok! But overall, if you pray that the Lord will place those before you that need to hear the Gospel, and you are equipped (tracts,etc..) you will always have an opportunity to witness for Him. Beloved, it always comes down to courage, even in a idyllic setting as this... will I be bold for Jesus? Will I get past my fear and realize that many of these people are going to step off into eternity lost? Will I make a stand for my God and King? Whether your at a beautiful garden park, or standing in front of the gas station proclaiming the Gospel... be bold. my brethren,be bold... For He IS Worthy!

Until the nets are full

Robert

Project Ezra

On Saturday may 29th 2010, all around the country, and possibly the world, people went out among the masses and openly read Gods word and proclaimed the Gospel of Jesus Christ. Project Ezra is a Facebook group that is dedicated to openly reading Gods word in public, and I am blessed to be a part of this very important work for the kingdom! We have our local farmers market on Saturday in Sunnyvale, CA. As of present, it is in the Cal train parking lot while our downtown is being renovated and has been a fun and exciting place to hand out tracts, and proclaim Gods word.

On this Saturday, we were committed in reading Matthew 5,6,7 and I chose this location for my reading. As usual, I was on my knees in prayer for courage and that His word would be heard and understood (funny how you can't feel your knees shaking when your down upon them!) As I proceeded to the farmers market, with my step stool in hand, I was looking for the best place to set up and read and crossed into the market and made one quick walk through; as I was looking at all the people I was overwhelmed with the thought that all these people were Gods creation and if they haven't repented and put their faith and trust in Jesus Christ for their salvation, they will perish. This motivates me to get past my fear and do as God has commanded and preach the Gospel. I noticed a modest size group of people sitting in the train station bench area, near where people gather to eat lunch on a small lawn area (which was filled) and met a man dressed in a santa hat handing out goodies to the kids, I introduced myself to him and I told him I was going to read Gods word, and he said "Oh I know alot about the bible" I said " Oh, good then you'll let me know if my theology is correct" we both laughed and I got up on the wall near him, opened my Bible, hands shaking, and asked the crowd for their attention.

I introduced myself to the crowd and said I was with a group called Project Ezra and was going to give them the opportunity to hear the Good news of the Gospel of Jesus Christ by a bible reading. As I turned to Matthew 5, and started to read, some people left right away, as they often do, but a man stood up walked toward me yelling "why are you doing this? Look at all the people leaving!" He snatched my bible away from me,(which he did three times) and I calmly told him "you know, that is assault,sir?"He said "No it's not!" and handed me back my bible, I opened it back up to Matthew 5 and continued reading. This man was angry and on a tirade, he was asking me, what religion I was in, that he had been an alter boy and this is not the right way to act and that I was ruining his day, and no one wanted to hear what I was reading as well,although there were quite a few who were still there and engaged, as well as the people on the lawn, and in the farmers market! I continued reading, even though he got up on the wall and was so close, I could feel his breath on my face as he was yelling at me, I just kept on reading as he got louder, I read on. I have to tell you, our God has blessed me with a voice that can talk over a passenger train, so as this man got louder, I just read louder. People need to hear Gods word even if this man was bent on stopping me! I read on.... At one point he even blamed me for causing him to lose his phone.. (actually If he didn't come back to yell at me, he wouldn't have found it again!) His wife got involved after trying to get him to leave yelling at me "Why are you doing this? Why don't you go to church and do this?" I wanted to tell her that church if for church people and that the lost need to hear Gods word, but I didn't. Thank you Holy Spirit! I finally reached the end of chapter 7 and the man, although away from me, hadn't left yet.. I wondered if he was listening or planning something.. Oh well.. I then gave the crowd, (which seemed to have grown in size) a short Gospel presentation, the Good News, and Gods plan of salvation. I thanked the crowd, many who were listening and engaged and grabbed my step-stool and left.

As I was leaving the Farmers market (unfortunately I had to get ready for work) I felt worn out and quite dejected... I knew I had opened Gods word for the hearing, and I don't expect to feel a sense of accomplishment or anything, but this time I felt so dejected. I sensed in my spirit the remembrance of a passage I had just read Matthew 5:11

"Blessed are you when men revile you and persecute you and utter all kinds of evil against you falsely on my account. 12 Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you.

Even knowing this, was still worn out and feeling quite badly.. I now now that the enemy was trying to steal my joy and as I headed home, I plopped down in the bed for a much needed nap before work! Now talk about a word in due season, in church the next day.. what was the teaching? Matthew Chapter 5! Wow! I was blessed by our Pastors teaching and could kind of review the previous days events in the light of the Gospel and not my own understanding! Beloved, I relate this story to you, not for any effort on my part, as this should be our daily activity until we are called home, but to encourage you by His Grace and Mercy, that He will make His word known.. and it isn't by mans standard but HIS! We must proclaim the Gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ to a lost and dying world, no matter what it takes.. truly what is our small pain compared to the pain that Jesus suffered to save the world, may you be encouraged by this account as I am, remembering it is ALL for His glory, and may our Lord and Savior truly receive the full recompense for his suffering on the cross for us!

Have a blessed week!

Until the nets are full and the counting accomplished!

Robert

TRANSFORMED

Brothers and Sisters:

The Transformed conference was this last weekend and it was FANTASTIC! There was a great turnout, and the "team" of Ray Comfort, Kirk cameron, Todd Friel,"E.Z."Swayne were on point! You can find out more on the LIVINGWATERS.COM website. I had the wonderful opportunities to meet with some of our congregation during the conference, and also see some old friends again, like my Brother in Christ Jack Suehiro. He was my roomie during the Ambassadors Academy #3. It was so good to hear the information provided during Transformed, and although much of it was not new to me, I gained some new skills that I am and will be using in my Evangelizing. we had some great fellowship during the conference, and I sat next to a very nice gentleman named Bill. He was from a local church, and I couldn't help noticing that he availed himself well from the book tables! Praise God!

Strange, after the conference, I had an overwhelming feeling of emptiness, and at first it puzzled me greatly! Looking back, the anticipation of the conference, meeting with Jack Pearson of Living waters, and the knowledge that I am NOT sharing my faith with boldness, contributed to these feelings. I know this to be true, that I need to get out more, gain a greater heart for the lost, and as 2 Timothy 4:5 states "But you, keep your head in all situations, endure hardship, do the work of an evangelist, discharge all the duties of your ministry." (niv) Please if you have not done so, go to the Living waters website and check out transformed, and listen to "HELL'S BEST KEPT SECRET"

Blessings to you all!

Until the nets are full!

Robert

Happy New Year

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

We are well into the new year and I wanted to say thank you for being a part of the He is just family. We are taking some time this new year to review our site, make some changes, and move up to a new level in this blog. We are exploring new information and ideas to bring you more tools to help in your evangelism. Over the next month, you will see many changes in the site, and we value your input and suggestions. We will still be bringing you stories from the "harvest" and encouraging you to step up and start sharing your faith, His love is too great,to not share with others! Looking forward to hearing from you!

In HIS love

Robert

The "Origins in Schools" Project

The "Origins in Schools Project"

On November 18th, Our "TEAM" of 4 went to San Jose Sate University and handed out 1000, 150th anniversary editions of Charles Darwins origins of species... with a twist! This edition, had a 54 page introduction by Ray Comfort, and contained the Gospel message!

Our team started arriving at 7:00 am, and even though we had a basic plan to meet and park, well, the enemy, and his minions were in full swing to thwart this effort. first, the parking structure we were to use was a PERMIT ONLY parking structure, so, of course, we needed to find a new place to park, so the Lord countered that attack with providing us a parking spot just across the street from the west entrance to the campus! What a blessing, as the books were distributed on campus, and re-supplied from the back of my truck less than 1 block away!

The parking was at a taqueria, cold as it was that morning, we met inside for coffee and a plan.

Soon, there were three soldiers of Jesus Christ, heading out into the battlefield, breaching the stronghold of the atheist camp... our universities! After spending some time in prayer, we pulled 4 boxes of books out of the truck, and headed onto the campus. As we entered the west end of the campus, we saw a small kiosk(see above) and this became our base camp. As we opened the boxes, and started handing out the books, we realized how big this endeavor was, as the 4 boxes went in about 15 minutes! I returned to my truck and quickly grabbed 5 more boxes with my handy dandy folding hand truck and raced back to our "camp" It was such a blessing to see how appreciative most of the students were, as the received the free books. I found myself

having such a great time handing the books out and engaging in conversations with the recipients. I received many interesting responses for the "million dollar bill" tract I placed in each book that I handed out, telling them, "HERE'S A GREAT BOOKMARK FOR YA!" Gabriel, our "Star" team member would load up books in his backpack and on his lap and scoot off to parts unknown handing out books, then would return for another load. Tim, out videographer and resident apologist (man, he knows his bible!) would be handing out a book in one hand, and holding the camera in the other!!! Mr. multi-tasker! Our Brother Kurt arrived later and could be found, handing out books and sharing his faith with many students!

As the day wore on, we broke for lunch, and returned, fueled up and ready to go... this is when we met "paul." Paul was very engaging, and was a great witness for the Lord, as he was very supportive, and a quite likable guy. In comparison, we soon met "brent." This young man was very bitter,very angry, and very,very opinionated! He refuted anything we would say with statements like "DON'T EVEN GO THERE WITH THE LACK OF FOSSIL RECORDS" or " DON'T TRY TO CONVINCE ME ABOUT IRREDUCIBLE COMPLEXITY" He became so agitated, he grabbed a copy of the book, and tore out the front section angrily, then throwing it in the garbage, as not to litter...Hmmmm? As he stormed off, I could see our first real opposition stomping off in the distance. A while later as I was reaching down in the box for the last few books of this load, I noticed in the corner of my eye, someone heading towards me... Yep, it was brent. My eyes immediately shot to his hands to see if he was holding a weapon, (old military habits die hard) and I noticed he had a new copy of the book. He headed straight to me and as I prepared for the worst, said "YOU KNOW, I'M VERY SORRY FOR HOW I ACTED EARLIER"

Well, as I picked my jaw up off the sidewalk, all I could do was thank him, and encourage him that, that was a nice thing to do. This led us into a long, animated conversation, ending in agreeing to disagree. He did, hear the law, gospel and the need for repentance tho! As we were nearing our last few boxes, I saw Kurt and Tim having a conversation with a lady, tim, having to go, led her over to Gabriel and I... well the war was on! See this lady was a biology instructor with a PHD in Astrophysics.... Yes we may have felt out-gunned, but our Lord is infinitely greater than any of His creation, and the Gospel is the sharpest of all two edged swords!

Our professor, argued and refuted any disputed area of evolution, like the lack of transitional forms, irreducible complexity,proof in creation and would turn it around to a religious "guilt trip" and frequently said " WHAT A SHAME YOU'VE WASTED SUCH A MIND" to Gabriel, like you have to park your mind at the door if you don't believe in evolution! Through the power of the Holy Spirit, We were able to give her the law,hell, repentance and the Gospel during our nearly 1 1/2 hour "conversation" Spent from her failed efforts to convince us we were lunatics, she left, another deceived and lost soul. I know both Gabriel and I were saddened by her lack of concern for her eternity, and this encounter frequently come to my mind.

We met and engaged in conversation with many students and faculty, and gave out all the books

as our day drew to a close, there was a sense of accomplishment, and yet a sadness that this great battle was done. How many lives were touched that beautiful November day? Only the Lord knows! We, the team received the greatest blessing of all, and that is for a moment in time, we were Gods hands and feet, his voice and his heart. Please be in prayer for the students who now have BOTH sides of the story, and be in prayer how the Lord can use you!

Until next time loved ones!

Robert

p.s.

A special thanks to Gabriel, Tim, and Kurt true warriors of GOD!

Food and Faith, lunch and a lesson

Dear Beloved:

I had a great day today, and had a wonderful opportunity to share the Gospel and help be Jesus hands today. I was heading over to the Church today, and found everyone was out. So I went to the local Starbucks to get a "cuppa" and my Yorkshire friend used to say. I got a cup of Joe and sat at a table just outside the "bucks" I saw a man standing near the table I asked his name and he said "Burt" and after some pleasantries I asked him how he was doing? He said that he was hungry and it was near his birthday? I could tell he was genuine in his request(not that that matters!) and so we went to Subway for some grub. We returned to the table and I was able to share the Law and Gospel with him, and It was a blessing. See Iv'e been struggling lately with getting out and sharing the most wonderful gift given to me, that cost me NOTHING and cost Him EVERYTHING and that's Salvation from the wrath to come, and Eternal life. Funny, how we can go out and tell even strangers that we got a new car, job, baby..etc yet, when it comes to the Gospel, we are shy and afraid.

Brothers and Sisters we should be telling everyone we see, the wonderful gift of Life that cost our Saviors Body and Blood. What is it we (I) fear? man's disapproval, his wrath, pain,rejection? So what, we're talking about the Savior of the World, the Holy Creator of the Universe, The Lamb of God, God himself! How weak and fallen we are, how shallow, that we can boast about our accomplishments, our possessions,our jobs, and yet are afraid to boast about our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ! How is it that God even lets us live for one second, it is by His Mercy and Grace, definitely not because of ANYTHING we've done! I may be admonishing you, but I am definitely admonishing myself and I' pray that you and I would get boldness and courage from our Lord to proclaim His Good News! I was reading the other day in Revelation, and do you realize that coward's will NOT inherit the Kingdom of Heaven, Behold " Then He said to me, It is done. I am he Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give to the one who thirsts from the spring of life without cost. He who overcomes will inherit these things and I will be his God and he will be my son. But for the cowardly and unbelieving and abominable and murderers and immoral persons and sorcerers and idolaters and all liars, their part will be in the lake that burns with fire and brimstone which is the second death." Revelation 21:6-8 nasb

Go beloved, go in strength, go in HIS strength, for His Glory and Honor GO!!!

Robert

"FAITH FRIDAYS"

Dear Brothers and Sisters:

After a year of Wednesdays I chose to venture out on Friday and go "FISHING" so now I have established "Faith Fridays" I have been doing a little tracting, but I haven't been out one 2 one or open airing lately, and needed some encouragement to do so. I am in a open air reading project called "Project EZRA" (see Project Ezra on facebook) where each week we are challenged to read a chapter of the bible in the open air, this inevitably leads to preaching Gods Word and the Gospel of Salvation. This Project was started by Tony Miano, and Dan Beaudoin, Tony leads the Ambassadors Academy and Dan and I attended Academy #3. As I headed out to the Transit Mall, I met a young man named "Ethan" and I gave him a MILLION and asked him"

Ethan, what do you think happens to us after we die" Then he and I had a long conversation about his beliefs in reincarnation, and I was able to explain the good person test to him. He was very nice and attentive, and thanked me as he left to catch his shuttle. At the transit mall, the train platforms fill up pretty quick right before the train comes, and I have not had the courage to open air on the platform, so today I went to the platform (right before the train came) and handed out tracts, and had fun with the folks there.

I have often felt like I should open air on the platforms, and if the train comes, so be it, and finally had the courage to head up there, This can be a great way to "break the ice" not that we should need to, I mean, we should just get past our fears and PREACH, but in this case it helped me to get a feel of the timing between when people line up for the train and how long before it comes. I cant wait to go there again and see how the Lord will move. Pray that I will have the courage to preach on the platforms and the Holy Spirit leads. I encourage you to go to the Project Ezra website and join, get out read Gods Word to a dark and dying world. Give the LIVING WATER to those whom are perishing in their thirst. Thank you for your patience in these last few weeks!

Until the nets are full!

Robert

A must see! PLEASE

Brothers and Sisters:

Feeling a little weak in your walk? Feeling a little non-committal to evangelizing those whom are perishing? Have you forgotten what is in store for those who do not know Christ or have a false conversion? Please watch this video.(For non HTML viewers http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gub5uaiT3)

Until all have heard, and eternity comes!

Robert

The "FARMERS"

Out at the "farmers" market with Joseph my 20 month old, we had a great time checking out the stalls and vendors. I am always amazed at the enormous opportunities available for evangelism at this very busy farmers market. The vendors have been very receptive to the "million" dollar tracts and it is very easy to hand out tracts as most people take them, however, I have been refused a few times and even had one guy say "I FELL FOR THAT ONE LAST TIME" Did he read it? Pray that he did! We handed out nearly 25 or more tracts and as we were leaving, I met a very nice young lady named Claudia. She was watching me hand out tracts at the bus stop and as I handed her a 3 dollar bill tract, she said " I was wondering what you were doing, what is that on the back?" I was able to give her a quick Gospel message before the bus came, I am so glad to have been able to one 2 one her and share my faith, although quickly. The "stoplight" evangelism in the Ambassadors Academy training is invaluable for witnessing at the "transit" malls, since many times you don't have the luxury of time share your faith. Stoplight evangelism is a training that we had at the Academy were we stood up on a box at a street corner and basically had 90 seconds to share the law,judgement and the good news before the light changes. It is very effective and with some perseverance and good TIMING, you can share the law and Gospel. If you have not tried it, give it a go! Brothers and Sisters, I can only share that Jesus has commanded us to go and make disciples of the nations (Matthew 28:19) But as is stated in Matthew 9:37 Then he said to his disciples, "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few." So go Beloved, Go scared, Go unsure of yourself, it's not easy, but the Gospel MUST be shared, and HE has allowed us the blessing to be his message bearer, go in HIS power, and HIS word will not return void!

Until the nets are full!

Robert

The "FARMERS" market

Beloved:

Our weekend stroll to the local "FARMERS" was an interesting one. As I am in a period of conviction about one 2 one witnessing, I was heading out to the local farmers market last Saturday to hand out tracts and share my faith. I am so struggling with one 2 one witnessing that I know it is a "coming up higher" period in my desire for Christ likeness. I handed out tracts boldly (ONLY in the Holy Spirits power not mine!) and met a lady heading from the market, and handed her a tract. "Did ya get your million dollars today" I said. She took the tract and said "What is it?" I told her it was a Gospel tract, and she asked me from what church? I noticed a familiar accent in her voice, and asked her where she was from. She said she was from Kenya and visiting a sick friend here. I told her about the gospel tract and even though she said she was a Christian, I gave her a brief law and Gospel message that was reinforced by the message on the back of the tract. This I did, not because I was judging her, as only God knows a persons heart when it comes to their salvation. But I am learning that alot of people say that they are Christians, and one way to share is give them the law and Gospel message, if they have truly repented and put their trust in Jesus Christ for their salvation, they can learn a way to witness to others through you, OR you can learn from them. If they are a "false convert" then they have heard the Law and Gospel and can have the Holy Spirit work conviction in them to get right with GOD. I have been experiencing an increased amount of conviction to go DEEPER in sharing my faith, and you can be sure that I am also experiencing alot of spiritual warfare as well. Beloved, these are the times we get tempered in the fire of God, that He may refine us, purify us, and it is hard. But we need to focus our eyes on Jesus, and his commandment that we go and share the Gospel "And He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the gospel to all creation" Mark 16:15 nasb

By all means, if the work is hard, the fear great, or the persecution severe, remember who you serve, and the blessing of being HIS messenger of the gospel that saves a sinner from hell!

Until the nets are full and the sorting done!

Robert

Project EZRA, 1 John on the 4th!

Brethren:

As a part of Project EZRA, we have been challenged to read a chapter or verse, open air from the Bible. We had the blessed opportunity to read Matthew chapter 5 on Memorial Day, and 1 John on the 4th of July. I went to my regular "fishing hole" in Mountain View, and found that there was no one there!!! Now, I had observed a bus stop not too far away, that had alot of people waiting for the buses, but alas, no one was there either! It was the 4th of July and the transit areas were pretty empty. Getting discouraged, I remembered that our own train station was close by, and even though there is usually not very many people there at any given time, I went to check it out. To my surprise, it was packed with people waiting for the train to go to the fireworks in San Francisco! After a serious time of prayer, that He would give me courage, and open hearts to His word, I proceeded to the train station.

I headed out to the platform, tracts in hand. Sure, I was nervous, and that same ol' fear of man presented itself in full force, but I know that Gods Word says "You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is he that is in you, than he who is in the world" (1 John 4:4 nasb) I grabbed my "million" dollar bill tracts and started handing them out, telling all that I was giving them a 4th of July gift of a million dollars. People were very receptive, and even enjoyed getting them. The train came just as I was handing the tracts to the last people in line. After the train pulled away from the platform, I headed to the ticket area (see picture) there were quite a few people buying tickets and sitting waiting for the train. I found an elevated area, opened up Gods word and said "May I have your attention please" and started reading 1 John. As always, a few folks left as soon as I started reading, but there were many who stood listening, and even a couple of young men who sat right in front and appeared to be fully engaged... Praise God! It is only by the power of the Holy Spirit within us brothers and sisters that allows us to preach His word, and it is that very Spirit, that will cause a lost soul to repent and turn, putting their faith in Jesus Christ alone for their salvation! We are not so blind to know that God could have engineered another way to share His word, and save, but He chose us to do His work and be a part of His plan for Salvation! So go boldly, even if you are afraid, and do the Blessed work of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ!

Until the nets are full and Jesus comes to take us home!

Robert

GOD is GOOD!

Dear Beloved:

Thank you for your patience over this last month or two. I would like you to know that I appreciate your prayers and thoughts. This last 11 weeks have been a time of "tilling" the soil of my soul. I have been dealing with some serious life changes this past few weeks, and believe it, it has been a blessing! What do I mean? Well, this picture on the left is a place where I had gone to pray. I have had an employment setback lately, and I was angry,hurt and bitter, so I went out to our local bayside and sat and poured out my heart to Him. After weeks of bitterness, I "came to my senses" I had prayed prior to my interview, and I finally realized (hello..robert!!!) that God had closed the door to this chapter in my life. I also realized that He could have blessed me with the job,but didn't. I am always amazed how our Lord opens and closes doors in HIS wisdom not ours! Instead of taking a Faith approach, I took a flesh approach. All the while, I did try to make feeble attempts to evangelize by handing out tracts, and looking for any opportunities to share my faith, yet how could I truly love others and share the Gospel with them in that state? Sometimes, you need to forget about yourself, and your problems, and get on with the blessing of sharing the Gospel of Jesus Christ! This is what I have learned, It's NOT about me, It will Never be about me, it's all about Jesus...period! When life give you lemons.. make lemonade..THEN give it away in Love for His Glory! Do not be discouraged my friends, I remember that one time when I was feeling low and uninspired, my Worship leader said "that is the time you need to Worship" He was right!

My employment situation has not changed, and guess what... neither has the God that loves us.

nor, His message, nor His promises to us changed.. you choose, Faith or flesh! Please be in prayer for my family, and pray for me that I can use this time to Honor Jesus Christ, for His glory!

Until the nets are full!

Robert

FanimeCon 2009

Taking full advantage of a crowd, my Brother in Christ and fellow Ambassadors Academy #3 graduate, Dan B and I set up outside the San Jose Convention center last Saturday evening. There was a animae convention going on, and presented a perfect place to open air, and one on one evangelize. Being the "Sermon on the mount" Saturday, where over 700 people around the world,would  read the 5-7th books of Matthew in the open air, Dan set up his step ladder and started reciting the books in Matthew. Within minutes, he was surrounded by loud and quite obnoxious hecklers. One in particular was this kid, a few times I felt the wind his sword near my head, and all the while behind Dan were a bunch of kids mocking the Gospel. A lot of kids shouted blasphemous from a distance or as passing through. Nevertheless, Dan continued. There were quite a few who were listening and many that were very vocal, When Dan had finished, I was having quite a conversation with a very pleasant young man named "Colin"

He told us he came from a catholic background, and we spent the better part of an hour or so, explaining the Gospel to him,and refuting many of his misconceptions, about true Biblical Christianity. This turned out to be such a blessing to me, as I have been convicted about my limited one on one witnessing. 

 When we had concluded our witnessing, we found out another "Christian" group had been out right before us, and had incited the group with it's inflammatory and accusational style;thereby

most of the crowd was venting from an apparent "wonderful" witnessing experience they had just had "shoved down their throats!" Most of the "listening" ones stayed for the whole recitation, and a few agreed that we presented the Gospel "differently" It is my prayer that God was glorified by our time at FanimeCon 2009, and that some may have heard the Gospel, repented, and turned putting their Faith in Christ. Sure we could have been discouraged, but Gods Word NEVER returns void. EVER!!!! Thanks Dan for your courage,and Thanks be to our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, for giving us the opportunity to share His Gospel of Salvation.

whether you jump into the smoke, or jump straight into the blaze,by all means save some!

Funny Dan and I didn't even smell like smoke!

Until the nets are full and the sorting is done!

Robert

Robert

Tracts and the Constitution

Hello Beloved:

 After a significant break (not from evangelizing) but from blogging, I have had some interesting times this last month.  I was blessed to be able to go on our annual fishing trip this year, and had a great time. We were to have Sunday Service this year for the first time, but ended up as a bible study with My brother in Christ, Jeremy and the son of one of our "shipmates" El. So on a beautiful Sunday morning, we were in the front compartment of our rented houseboat, studying Gods Word and praying. It was a great time. We also had a blessing this year as, our Brother "EL"

had us say grace at the dinner table... all of us!  It was great to have all aboard bowing their heads in thanks for our meal! AWESOME... Had many opportunities to witness to our "shipmates" and at Lake Shasta in California, The handiwork of GOD is a blessing everyday! Brothers and Sisters, everyday, in any situation, we have the wonderful opportunity to be a witness for our Lord and Savior. Seek out these times, use them for HIS glory, and not only will you receive a new outlook on your day, but you will be Seeking Him and His  glory in all things!

"SO WHETHER YOU EAT OR DRINK OR WHATEVER YOU DO, DO IT ALL FOR THE GLORY  OF GOD" 1 Cor 10:31 (NIV)

Have a blessed week, and remember to pray for our country today, it is the National Day of Prayer, pray that we would humble ourselves before Almighty God, turn from our sins and self reliance, and seek HIM first and foremost in all things! Pray that our leaders would repent and turn and put their trust in Jesus Christ and HIM alone! Pray that those who are true disciples of Jesus Christ that are serving ANYWHERE will seek HIM first in all decisions. Pray that our brave men and women of the armed forces will discharge their duties with grace, and mercy. Diligently serving God as His arm of Justice. May we also remember those who have given up life, liberty, and even lives to make this country a place where we can freely Worship and proclaim HIS message of Salvation "ON YOUR KNEES BRETHREN,HUMBLE YOURSELVES BEFORE ALMIGHTY GOD"

MAY GOD BLESS AMERICA

Your servant in Christ

Robert

Around and Around and Around

Brothers and Sisters:

 It's been awhile, and I have so many stories to tell you, But I will save time by just relating this one encounter I had with "ARNOLD"(not the Gover-nator) yesterday! As my son Joseph and I were out on a stroll, on a beautiful, sunny California day (we are so blessed!), I saw a man sitting on a park bench with a fully "LOADED" shopping cart, I felt that familiar prompting of the Spirit to give this man a Gospel Tract, and of course my flesh is already trying to justify not being obedient, crossroads my friends, crossroads! Jojo and I approached the man and I said "Hey, you gotta a mighty nice cart there, but I bet in all that stuff, you don't have one of these?" and I handed him a "million" tract. He looked down,and the first thing he said, is "This must be a Jesus" and looked up at me and said "NO THANKS" He was polite enough and quite jovial, so I asked him, "you gotta lot of books, just use it as a bookmark, it has a great message on the back" hoping to move from the natural to the Spiritual. He then started to remark about how this "Whole thing" is wrong, and started off on some eastern religion thing, 'round and around. We listened to him politely, and then when I had the opportunity to share a Gospel truth, I no sooner would start sharing, then I would get all confused, and lose my train of thought. Usually when this happens (happens plenty!) I just go back to the basics, of our sin, Gods Holiness, Judgement, hell, Jesus salvation,repentance, etc...

But this time I could not seem to get back to the basics, and I soon realized I was in a losing battle, well... Jojo to the rescue... My son was getting very restless and wanting to go, so I left Him with this thought, please think about what we've talked about today, and think about what if you are wrong? As I was leaving, I noticed he was smoking a cigarette, and I said to him, "Better quit smoking those things, or your gonna find out soon enough!" He was saying that the Lord would return on smoke..and continued to pursue that remark as Joseph and I bid him farewell, his voice trailing off as we left.

WOW.. I was thinking to myself, that was one of the worse witnessing opportunities I've had in a while, when It came to me, It's one of the ONLY ones I've had in a while! As we we're returning home, I just poured out my heart to our Lord, and confessed my lack of commitment to Him lately. These kind of encounters always help us to grow... I knew that I had not prepared my heart well prior to witnessing, Although I had prayed before this witness encounter, I was not pouring out my heart for HIS glory, I had been away from "intentional" witnessing for a season(always ready to share my faith, when I can) and, it seemed my lack of preparation for "BATTLE" caused me to "fall" on the battlefield! The lesson........witnessing IS spiritual warfare, and like in battle, if we do not prepare, don our armor correctly, or not be diligent to practice with,and use our weapons(Gods Word)skillfully, The enemy will gain the upper hand, and you will get defeated!

Please...  Prepare your heart,stay in Gods Word, Know it and how to use it wisely! Don your spiritual armor (Ephesian 6:10-18) and Run to the battle, R  U  N with all your might!

Until the nets are full!

Robert and Joseph