Week Wrapup in Photos
Here is an event by event wrapup in pictures. Enjoy.
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07.21.06 - Friday Photos
We had an awesome day at our lunch time outreach in the Golda Meir Plaza. Check out all the photos here.
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07.21.06 - Friday Update
The Brief: Passover, Golda Meir Plaza Lunch Outreach, Shopping Treat for Jones kids, Rain, Empire State Building.
We started the day with our normal routine personal devotions and breakfast, and then for our group devotion time Colin James (one of the Jones’s team members) performed a Jewish Passover Seder for us. It was very interesting to learn all of the symbolism that accompanies the Passover. It was helpful in understanding the Jewish culture that many of us were very unfamiliar with.Today, our outreach was in the Golda Meir Plaza, which is named after a famous Jewish woman. We used the Ark of the Covenant again to attract the attention of those that wouldn’t normally stop. It was a similar setting to Grace Plaza, but we were more limited with where we could pass out tracks, because we were very close to private property. We spent the lunch hours in the Plaza and again, thousands of people passed by. There was an area of stairs right in front of where we were singing where many people sat ant ate their lunches. About 50-60 people were sitting and eating within earshot of our service. We were able to go through our service two entire times. We did the same schedule as yesterday except Stephen and Andrew gave their testimonies today. After the songs were over, Jon and Pastor Craig preached the gospel. Many people would come over to look at the Ark of the Covenant and ask for tracts. One of the encouraging things the last few days has been being able to talk to Christians. Several people each day would come over and say thank you for having a passion to share the message of the gospel.
On our way back to the Angel House, the weather turned on us, and it started pouring!
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07.20.06 - Thursday Update
The Breif: Times Square, Grace Plaza Rush Hour Outreach, Times Square Lights, Veniero’s Desserts
We had our outreach over the dinner hour, so we went by Time Square before heading over to Grace Plaza. We had time to visit just a couple of stores while we were there. We spent some time in Toys R Us watching the giant Ferris wheel. Some of our team was so enthralled with the magician doing demonstrations that they came out of the store with a $35 magic set. (No, 35 is not a typo) The girl’s downfall was the Hershey’s store. We had to round them up several times to pull them away from the aroma chocolate. It was a fun time.
After our walk through Time Square, we headed over to Grace Plaza for our outreach. We spent almost 2 hours doing an outdoor outreach on the corner of 43rd and 7 Ave. We were there from 4:45 – 6:30 over the dinner hour and thousands of people crossed right in front of where we were singing to get to the Subway, go home from work or stop at the stoplight right in front from us. We went through our music package twice and shared the gospel over the sound system 2 times. We sang several songs as a group and then several of the guys read passages of Scripture and Randall gave his testimony. Jon preached after our first time through the music and then a summer intern that is working with the Jones’s preached the second time. Many of us were able to talk to people individually about their souls. Today we saw more visible defiance towards the gospel than on Tuesday during our outreach at Battery Park because we were singing on the sidewalk very close to where people were walking by. We could see people rolling eyes, but because we were so close to the road, we could also see car drivers roll down their windows to listen while they were at the stop light. People walking by would leave the crowd to stop and listen. Singing in the open air is an incredible experience. You see people from all walks of life stopping to listen to the message of the gospel in song.
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07.20.06 - Thursday Pictures
A storm knocked out wireless on us, so here is the update on pictures…a little late. Grace Plaza outreach today, and a whole lot of people. God gave us some great oppurtunities to talk with people, and the truth was presented clearly through the songs and testimonies.
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07.19.06 - Wednesday Update
The Breif: ChinaTown, Little Italy Italian Lunch, Tompkins-Square Gospel Fellowship Street Witnessing, a sincere Bible Study and Prayer meeting, and a Dessert and Coffee Open House Outreach for the community.
Wednesday was a great day. The heat wave that has swept this area broke, and we really enjoyed our time on the streets. We had a great time in our devotions together around Ephesians 4. We hit the streets at about 10:30am on our way to ChinaTown. Our first sight as we came out of the subway tunnel was a McDonalds in Chinese. Everyone got a kick out that. We shopped our way around the different vendors batering our way through. It was fun to watch the teens learn the art of “acting like you don’t want something.” The best deal of the day was Aarin Hammonds $12 purse that started out at $35. Some bought keychains, others bought tee shirts and belt buckles. It was a fun day walking and enjoying the diversity of New York City. We finished the loop at about 1:00 and headed for the best italian in the city, Little Italy. We popped into Puglia brick oven restaraunt. We ordered our fettuccinis and our raviolis and pizzas and enjoyed the free bread and olive oil. It was a fun place to hang out for a break. The food was greeted with oos and ahhs as the waitor brought it out. It was perfect. Fresh sauces, brick oven baked, and very italian. It was great! We headed back home. On the way back, we stopped at a park to pass out tracts and witness one-to-one. Many of the group had some very good conversations. A lot were able to present the gospel fully to people enjoying the afternoon in the park. Praise the Lord for the oppurtunities! It was a blessing to see the teens initiating conversations and sharing the truth with many who have nvere heard! May God be glorified as the Lord of the harvest! I am praying hard that God would use this trip to call some to the mission feild or as pastors. The satisfaction and joy that we are experiencing is like nothing else. It truly is a joy to serve. And God truly is giving all grace toward us, that we can abound! Continue reading 07.19.06 - Wednesday Update
