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"You Are Going To Hell!"

 

10/05/06  

Dear Brother Jed: 

Once upon a time, a long time ago, I was a freshman at Ohio University. And one day I was walking through the college green, and I found a large crowd of college students gathered around a group of eccentric-looking individuals, led by you, "discussing" the message of Jesus Christ. I'm not sure why, but for some reason I remember being picked out specifically, and with that long, accusatory pointer finger, you informed me that I was going to Hell. 

It's one of the most vivid memories I have of college, actually. After that day, I used to walk across the campus nearly every week day, hoping you'd be there. It was a lot of fun for me actually, seeing the crowds gather, hearing the angry debates, the fiery rhetoric. Oh, I couldn't stand your message, but I really loved it when you were there. I mocked with the best of them, but I never listened. Few of us ever did. Now, twelve years later, I have come to realize I very well may have saved myself a whole lot of heart ache if I'd actually paid attention. 

Don't get me wrong, I still don't agree with you on the whole "Lake of Fire" business. And I think your methodology leaves quite a lot to be desired. But I've discovered a lot of respect for you well after the fact. It takes guts to preach on a college campus these days- I didn't realize how one-sided they were until I entered the real world myself. And I understand sometimes the only way to get peoples' attention is to be "eccentric," loud, confrontational. And I hope you continue your ministry for years to come. 

As for me, I've returned to the Church, and am a practicing Catholic. I'm a Cantor for the church and a member of the choir. I am also very happily married with two small children, both of whom I plan to send to Catholic school and raise to love Jesus Christ and be good Christians. It was a long, bumpy road to get here, but life is much better since I let Christ back into my heart. 

Should you ever visit Houston, TX, drop me an email. I wouldn't mind saying hello. 

Take care and God Bless. 

Sincerely,

Roberta, Ohio University, Class of 1999

 

I Needed To Be Offended!

 

Sun, 14 Jan 2007  

Dear Jed & Cindy, 

It was so good to chat with you, Jed, over the phone a few weeks ago. As promised, I'd like to share a few words of testimony. 

I grew up in a non-Christian home in Upstate New York, where my family attended church somewhat regularly. However, in all that time, I never heard the Gospel message. Growing up in the '70s, I bought into all the pop psychology's of the day and did all the wrong things for all the wrong reasons. Let's face it..........I was lost! Therefore, I lived like it. 

In 1981, Brother Jed and Sister Cindy were preaching on campus at University of Florida. As one might expect, I was offended by there fiery delivery. I had real objections to their threats of the Lake of Fire and the need to be "born again," whatever that meant. As far as I was concerned, being born again was something the wackos on TV did. I thought I was a good Christian because I was confirmed in my church at age 14, went to church, prayed occasionally ( usually when I wanted something ) and had never done anything "really bad," like murder, etc. 

Quite sure of myself, I approached Jed and told him I didn't think I was that bad. I went on to tell him what I thought about all that being "born again" stuff. You can imagine my surprise when Jed started opening his Bible and showing me, out of scripture, that we ALL were really that bad, that sin was real, judgment and wrath were coming against sin, and I needed a savior. That was NOT the positive, feel good message one was used to hearing in church, but that really got my attention! I felt I could argue with people, but I couldn't argue with the scripture. 

Jed was one of many faithful brothers God sent my way to show me I was lost in my sin headed for hell. For the first time in my life, I realized I was NOT a Christian, and NOT a child of God. I had no right to call God my Father, unless I confessed my sin and invited Jesus Christ into my life as Lord, as well as Savior. I did that on December 9th, 1981 in Gainesville, Florida, and I have not been the same since. I have God's assurance of eternal life with Him, as well as His perfect peace. 

Thank you, Jed and Cindy, for being faithful to share the Gospel. A lot of you may not understand; God will use different styles of evangelism to reach those in different conditions. I needed the style of evangelism God used Jed and Cindy to deliver at that time. It offended me, but looking back on those days, I needed to be offended, otherwise I might not have investigated Jesus Christ. 

Bless you guys, 
John Hornberger

Merry Christmas from John

(first letter from him)

Dear Jed, Cindy & Family,

 

Grace, Peace & Merry Christmas to you all in the name of the Lord Jesus Christ!! 

 

Jed and Cindy, you don't remember me, but I fondly remember you two from my days in Gainesville, FL in the early '80s. You were the first people to show me I was not right with God and headed for hell. God used you to wake me up to my lost condition, leading to my salvation experience on DEC 9, 1981. Thank you so much for your faithfulness. I know you were back in G-ville earlier this month, but I couldn't get away to come up and see you. Nevertheless, you were in my prayers daily that week. How is "Radical Bill?" He's actually a sweet guy once you get past the "act" he puts on.

 

Jed, you and I spoke a few years back, after I had returned from my 1st deployment overseas (Iraq). I've just recently returned from my 2nd deployment (Kuwait). Both times God has been faithful to give me opportunities to minister, for which I'm truly thankful. He has graciously promoted me to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel, which puts me in a good position to influence soldiers positively and lead (read "serve") them. Please pray for me that I'd always remember the true role of a leader. 

 

Karen is still busy home-schooling the kids, and leading a discipleship group for young girls, called Bright Lights. I'm using my Navigator training (thanks God!!) in meeting with a few men in the area.

 

Well, blessings to you!

 

 

Web Designer from University of Florida

5/8/2008 

Sir, 

I recently turned to the Bible out of a sudden interest that really just came onto me in Grace. I was not seeking the Lord, but He came to me and I actually and suddenly understood the term Lamb of God. 

I began to read the scripture, and for once I could read them like an excellent novel, and the personalities and life experiences became clear and I could see it all as I read. I soon found that directly proportional to my interest in the Word, the Lord revealed Himself to me. 

There was a girl who worked on my old cable TV show who I became engaged to. She and I had just decided to get married when she was brutally murdered. I have never fully recovered from that horrible experience. I have also never found any peace or understanding of His perfect plan as a result, until I rediscovered the Bible. I also discovered that observing the Sabbath made for a much healthier lifestyle and state of mind. Simple as that all is, it has so changed my life. 

I think you may be interested to know that there were many times she and I heard your sermons on the University of Florida campus. In my years I have come to appreciate your efforts to bring the Gospel to the young minds of America's campuses, and how truly lost this generation seems to be. I feel you have represented a challenge to know the scripture to be able to understand your position. I think for all the blank faces that pass through your life, you need to know that you touch the hearts of some, and challenge all of our personal understandings of the Word of God. 

S. Elliot

 

More from S. Elliot

 

I cannot escape the irony that I came to Hollywood and in the midst of Babylon, found my faith. 

I do custom car and motorcycle work. I am a licensed dealer, but we mostly do motor scooters and mopeds. Pretty much any more if you see a moped in a TV show, it probably came from me. 

I actually got quite far in the film industry and ended up working on over 187 feature films. I ended my film career as the senior applications engineer for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. I started my business when the war began because I firmly believe that Americans waste too much of everything, and that our oil use had put us in peril by having us in parts of the world we didn't belong, and that Americans are giving money to our enemies which use it to attack us and our values. 

Interestingly enough, the experience of Hollywood made me MORE Christian rather than sucking me into the life of sin so many succumb to here. I was blessed with the tools to defend my soul from the evils that abound in this town. I ran my first shop right in the middle of Hollywood proper and I saw some of the worst human behavior you can imagine. 

Now to my delight, my business blossoms. As motorcycle businesses painted themselves more and more with dark brush, with tattoos and piercings and such, we focused on being the good guys, clean cut, veterans, married, Christian, etc. I still draw people to my website with sexy girls, but never ever show nudity. Granted, I cannot really say I am the least conservative compared with you, but in the motorcycle world, I am pretty much the total opposite of West Coast Choppers types of folks. Because of my Hollywood background and good guy reputation, we are very active in multiple major TV and feature film productions. I am active in civil service and volunteer in the community as well as use my celebrity connections to raise money for charities. Yesterday I got a skateboard from the very famous skateboarder and Olympic gold medalist, Shaun White, and gave it to the Police Athletic League to help raise money for a new youth center. 

I am proud that I have become active in Christian service and I have become friends with Pat Boone who has a wonderful ministry out here. He is a great role model for me as he is VERY successful in the Hollywood community, but he has not sold his soul to Satan even after many years in the middle of it all. He has become a big influence on me, and has shown me that it is possible to keep core values while still staying in the den of lions. 

Something I could benefit from your spiritual council is that I fear I am perhaps a form of "Fighting Christian" and I am not tolerant of evil. This is something I need to work on. I am studying the bible specifically to learn how to turn the other cheek, instead of using the sword. This is the hardest thing for me these days. After experiencing murder, I tend to attack rather than forgive. I am much conflicted as a result of my bible studies, seeing so much about the vengeance of the Lord, but I am struggling with the Lamb of God example and letting the Lord be the judge. I need work in this area badly. 

Strangely, my example seems to be drawing others to seek the Word. I am not a pushover, wimpy Christian at all. I am not afraid to confront drug dealers or whores around my business, as I do not fear death. I fear most facing the Lord on the day of Judgment and having to answer for things I know I should have done. As a former US Cavalry scout, I have been blessed with a warrior's physique and training. Most bad guys around here are petty thugs and open confrontation has made them simply go elsewhere. This has made me a close friend of LAPD and they are brave people that see bad folks doing bad things daily. 

If I had the opportunity, I would love to ask you about my conflicted situation. I am a veteran of the US Cavalry, so I know how to fight. I need to learn about forgiveness. Specifically, I have never been able to forgive the killer of my fiancée. I doubt I ever will. I know that this is a sin, and I pray for forgiveness. It is simply beyond my ability to find any possibility of forgiveness for something so utterly heinous. I also pray that the Lord will have vengeance for me on the murderer and he will spend eternity in Hell. He is still at large, and this is a manifestation of the world's evils that I struggle with. 

I decided a long time ago to be the light to his darkness. I have worked to be as good as he is evil. Horrifically, the killer killed my true love in an apparent satanic ritual as he is a known Satanist. His very existence confirms my understanding of the active works of Satan on earth. Something else, one cannot live in Hollywood without becoming aware of the actions of Satan and his subtle manipulations. 

Definitely tell Radical Bill to contact me if you see him. It is somewhat disappointing to think he is still living the same way. He was given such potential, but he wastes it. A tree that does not grow is a dead one. 

I also find it interesting that he represents a common example of people that think they are too smart for God. As I excelled in the highest levels of the Film Academy, my mind opened rather than closed. I find that many in the sciences eventually find God at the center of their quest and that a truly scientific mind must explore the possibilities of a supreme being just to get some grip on what we all find around us. The more I studied, the less I realized I knew. Rather than be confident of my world views, I discovered my own personal insignificance. 

2 Samuel 22:17-25 

Warmest Regards, 

S Elliott

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