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Purdue Students Saved

Sun, 14 May 2006 

Bro. Jed, 

Yesterday, Saturday, 5/13/2006, My son John and I went to see and test drive a used car for sale by private party. 

The gentleman who is selling the car, is about 30/35 years old, or so, and has been a Wycliff missionary overseas, but at the present time is working in administration at S.I.L. ( Summer Institute of Linguistics---Wycliff Bible Translators ). 

I said all that to say that as we drove his car together, somehow, we got on the subject of campus ministry and the fact that I have preached on many campuses etc. etc. etc... 

This missionary's name is Ken. When I finished telling Ken about preaching on campuses, he said----- "Well, I know, first hand, how effective that type of ministry is. I went to PURDUE and a couple of guys used to come there, a couple of times a year, or so, and preach open air. I personally know several students who became Christians as a result of their ministry at Purdue." 

I then asked----"Was one of them Jed Smock ? " 

He answered---"Yes, it was Jed Smock ! " 

Be ENCOURAGED, today, Brother Jed. 

Carl Giordano

 

Challenged to Search the Scriptures

Thu, 18 May 2006  

My Dear Brother Jed, 

I want to sincerely THANK YOU ! for all you and your entire family have done for me. In not only being faithful servants in the Campus ministry over the many years. But how your ministry has effected me personally. 

My name is Timothy Stephens, I would like to share briefly with you how your ministry has made a wonderful difference in my life. I am now a street preacher and have been since approx. 1991. 

However back around 1990 or so... I was living near ASU. One day I heard you preaching on the college campus while your family was seated nearby on a blanket. I noticed they were all modestly dressed. A strange sight (I thought then) I admit I did not understand your ministry at all then Bro Jed. 

I was the typical "Christian" (a make believer really) believing you were doing it all wrong! Not preaching the love, grace or mercy (like everyone else). I believed you must had been paid by the catholic church to travel the country side making Christians everywhere look bad, I so wrongfully thought! 

However I did sincerely pray that day, (silently) asking the Lord Jesus Christ to show me if I was the one who was all wrong. (I was) WOW! Was I surprised at the answers. One of my room mates at the time was a local street preacher named 'Mark John' who I also thought was out to lunch, so to speak. He reported that he had met with you at some point during your stay in Tempe and that you corrected him on many scriptural points and he came home asking 'us' (the other make believe Christian roommates and I) to pray against your ministry! 

I already knew bro Mark John was wrong on the same issues and he had not read his bible through even once! Then God began to show me through a series of events and people as well as circumstances that most of what I believed was not even in the bible at all! I began to study my bible and truly seek the God of the bible! And Trust Jesus! Then I met bible Jim, Bro Ruben at the super bowl one year and became a true bible believer. 

I am certain that you brother Jed were the first street preacher who truly made a difference in my life, through your ministry, by sharing the truth, openly in public, as harsh as it was to hear. I will always be grateful for what God has done for me through your awesome ministry my dear Smock family. 

May God richly bless you and withhold no good thing from you and your entire family Sir, is my prayer Amen, Amen and Amen So it shall be. 

Sincerely, 

Bro Timothy

PS- Once again thank you so much for encouraging me to search the scriptures for myself, and to do what it says. (I'm still working on that) Now I might add, I am now often accused on the streets of 'doing it all wrong! Not preaching the love grace and mercy messages, which are so needed today they say.

 

Iowa State Student Haunted!

 

Tue, 4 Jul 2006  

Hello…I’m Clyde Swalls’ youngest daughter and I have some interesting news to pass on to you. 

After reviewing your website, it seems all is well with your family. I just wanted to let you know that your name came up this week with some people from the church my husband and I attend. My husband (Beau) separated from Air Force in November 2005, and he’s felt a calling to be in the ministry since he was about 15 years old. Through God’s working, Beau was hired on as full-time pastoral staff at our church, Calvary Chapel of Melbourne, FL. He is leading a young adults group (20-30 somethings) and really enjoying it. Anyway, the pastor who has really been influential in his life over the past six months, Dave Folkerts, was discussing street preachers the other day with my husband. 

He talked about how he was at Iowa State University (1981) not walking with the Lord. He said there was a campus preacher saying that people were searching to fill the void in their lives with drugs, alcohol and sex. He said those words haunted him. He did finally become a Christian and that is a big part of his testimony. Beau just happened to ask if the “campus preacher” was Jed Smock and, with a surprised look, he said yes. Beau told him of the correlation between you and my dad. What a small world! Dave and some students he went to church with actually started some street preaching of their own. Anyway, he’s now in Melbourne, FL as one of the associate pastors at our church and his wife has an incredible testimony as well. Dave just wanted you to know that you had an impact on his life, and indirectly, in ours. 

We just thought it was so interesting how your influence circled around to us. I was pretty proud that we knew you and your family! Thanks for keeping true to the gospel and to your family. If you’re ever in Florida, we’d love to see you. 

Love in Christ, Sharalyn 

PS. Just a note here from the webmaste: For those who do not know Jed's testimony, Sharalyn's father was the man who led Jed to the Lord in the parking lot of a Burger King.

 

 

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