Friday Night in West Hollywood From Dan
Hi Dwayna,
I'm getting set up, and we will be offering "101 Scientific Facts & Foreknowledge" and "101 Last Days Prophecies" to prove to people the veracity of the Bible. I pray God's mercy for the lost tonight; it's getting late in the season, and we can take that in a spiritual context as well. www.eternal-productions.org
Mike and Eileen just arrived. Eileen had surgery on her left arm, so unfortunately cannot take pictures very easily tonight. (These photos were taken from my cell phone, and I apologize for the poor quality. At least, they will give people an idea of what we had on the outreach table in resources.)
2nd note from Dan:Hi Dwayna,
I had a great conversation with a man named Richard who asked of we were pro gay. I told him we were, in the regard that we didn't want to see anybody go to hell and that the gay agenda lies to individuals telling them that homosexually is a healthy lifestyle, but that the average life expectancy (according to the Center for Disease Control) for a gay man is less than 40 years of age. I did explain that, according to the Bible, it is sin to have ANY kind of sex outside of marriage, because the God of the Bible is pure, and He is a God of love and not lust. I told him God has the ability to deliver anyone out of the homosexual lifestyle and that we had many testimonies of people who had left that lifestyle as a result of a relationship with Jesus.
He stated he was 65, and he was still alive. I went on to talk about psychological problems associated with the lifestyle...In the meantime, he had picked up a copy of Mary's booklet "An Honest Look at What the Bible Really Says about Homosexuallity", which I had just gotten from Eileen a few minutes before. At that point, Mike joined in on the conversation, and we discussed Islam and such. Then he asked about a church, and Mike told him of a Bible teaching church in Pasadena. He seemed genuinly pleased, thanked us, and along he went with the booklet by Mary, a former lesbian, explaining that God is pure and can heal sin.
For reference, I put Mary's "No Condemnation", pamphlet inside of the booklet, to explain the ground is level at the foot of the Cross.
We had a Christian named Marty come join us in work tonight. This was wonderful, since we have been discussing our work with him for almost a year, and he said he was praying about joining us in missions in West Hollywood.
The weather started misting rain, so we had to start breaking down at about 11:30. But, even as we were breaking down, we had several people come almost running up to the table! They wanted testimonies from our table and tracts and devotions and evangelistic materials! We were all engaged in conversation.
Unfortunately, I was engaged with a man who had Indian tatoos all over him and war paint under his eyes, and when I mentioned the deceptive nature of the enemy, he became a little upset and started using vulgarity. I told him the Bible was God's Word, so we can know the heart of God if we read it. He stated he did not need a Bible to talk with God and used more vulgarity and left. I realize that God used my conversation with that man for His glory, though the man did not seem to appreciate the Truth. I pray that God won't let him forget our brief conversation. While I was conversing with him, the other people there were snatching up materials and all seemed pleased as they spoke with our team.
We were thinking of trying to make it back for Halloween, but seeing some of the costumes already on display, we think probably not. Perhaps, we will work at Venice on that day instead.
God Bless,
Dan
We have also added Caryl Matrisciana's "Out of India" book for New Agers to our table outreach in West Hollywood. (We will also offer it at Venice Beach.)
