2/10/12 Jose and Rosario both about 30
It was
cold and snowy on my way home from work, but people still need to hear
the Gospel so I decided to take my witnessing outreach indoors. I looked
in the window of a laundromat as I drove past and saw that it was full
of people, so I turned around and stopped in to see what the Lord might
do.
The first person I talked to there was a man named Jose who
was doing his laundry with his wife, Rosario. His faith in God begins
and ends with his occasional visits to mass at their Catholic Church.
Jose doesn't read the Bible on his own; in fact he doesn't even have
one. He simply trusts that if he tries to be good - like going to church
- he will be rewarded in the next life.
We talked about the
impossible standard that being "good" requires. Jose believes God
should just forgive us when we ask, so I explained how God's justice
can't be bought with cheap apologies. The cost was tremendous - His own
Son, Christ crucified - and available for those who repent and believe.
I
gave Jose and Rosario a Spanish-language Bible and saw a wonderful
sight as I drove away and looked again in the laundromat window. This
time instead of just people mindlessly doing their chores I now saw a
man and his wife intently reading God's word! There was something about
that sight through the frosty windows that really warmed my heart.
So how can we do outreach when it's so cold out? Reach in - to coffee shops, grocery stores and yes, even the laundromat!
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