Sister Pat Prays with Pink Haired Girl for Salvation

Sister Pat had several excellent conversations the day we were at Morehead State. She prayed with one girl, who had pink hair, for salvation. The same day she also prayed for someone to be filled with the Holy Spirit. Fall 2015

How do I Repent?

I was preaching with quite an unruly crowd circled around me at University of Southern Indiana. They kept trying to take over and dominate as I struggled to hold my ground and take back control. It was probably the hardest time I've had with keeping control of a crowd. A man stepped out of the circle of the storm and asked "What must we do to repent and be saved?" in a very serious, quiet, calm tone. I replied, explaining to him to ask forgiveness and forsake sin and make Jesus Lord of their lives. Then I asked if he was ready to repent. He was. We prayed right there in the middle of the chaos. I'm not even sure if all of the other students knew what was going on. They were talking amongst each other heavily on how to stump me.

After we prayed, I led him out of the circle and called on Josh to continue the preaching. For the next hour or so, I got to know Jalen, gave him a Bible, and taught him the basics of Christianity. I encouraged him to get baptized, pray for the baptism of the Holy Spirit, and read the Bible like crazy. He didn't know the story of Jesus' birth so I read him Luke 2. I told him about the Lord's Prayer, which he had heard in a movie. He grew up with Catholic parents and he said he always felt better about himself when he went to church. He said he definitely felt like a new person. I then introduced him to Brother Jed who exhorted him to first read 1 John and then the Gospel According to St. John. He had to leave for work, but I made sure I had his email address for further contact and then I took a picture with him.

Sister Kirsten, CMUSA Intern

Seeking Soul Amidst Chaotic Crowd at KU

As the battle raged at Kansas University, a quiet girl approached me. "Hi" she said. I had come back to the cart to put away the camera and said I'd be with her in a minute. "Hi I'm Kirsten." I introduced myself. "I'm Rowan." She felt bad for how the other students were treating us and was sympathetic of us.

We moved over to a bench to get away from the chaos. I asked about her life and her faith. Her father was Catholic, but there wasn't much religion in her home. I could tell that she was seeking God. I asked her "What is stopping you from becoming a Christian?" She worried about what her friends would think. 

I told her about what it is like to be a Christian, how God is your best friend and how to become a Christian. She seemed hesitant, but within the hesitance was a longing. I thought that she might be ready, so I asked "Do you want to become a Christian today, like right now?" She replied "Sure. Yes." She was ready. So I told her how to pray, to tell God how she had sinned and for Him to free her from sin and be the Lord of her life. Then she prayed. It was one of the most exciting moments in my life. I gave her a Bible, and her name means "tree" so Sister Cindy and showed her Psalm 1:

"Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night. And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."

And Jeremiah 17:7-8 "Blessed is the man that trusteth in the LORD, and whose hope the LORD is. For he shall be as a tree planted by the waters, and that spreadeth out her roots by the river, and shall not see when heat cometh, but her leaf shall be green; and shall not be careful in the year of drought, neither shall cease from yielding fruit."

Then I connected her with a girl I know who is involved in a campus ministry there.

Kirsten Borchert, CMUSA Intern

Thank You from another KU student:

October 22, 2015

I would like to thank you for coming to the University of Kansas to spread the Holy Word of God. I see unfaithful people every day and I too can see the downfall of our country and world. So I would like to thank you for coming and let you know there was a huge number of listeners among the wild crowd of “free loving” liberals. I wish you the best of luck throughout your journeys the rest of the year and God bless.