Romans 10:9, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.”
In spite of the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, we were able to conduct Bible giveaways each Saturday in the month of December. First, we were in the small town of Kinsley, Kansas, where we were able to set up our canopy in the Dollar General parking lot. In 3 hours, we gave away 21 Bibles, and 2 people accepted Christ. I was so encouraged when I saw a diesel truck passing as he applied his squeaky brakes. Thinking he was just slowing down to make a turn, I jokingly told my wife, “He’s coming back to get a Bible.” We continued holding up our signs and waving at the passing vehicles. Suddenly, that same semitruck with squeaky brakes was back and stopping in front of us, blocking his side of a two-lane road. I ran to the table, grabbed an old-fashioned King James Bible, along with a Gospel tract, jumped up on his step side, and handed them to him through his open window. He thanked me and drove off.
On Saturday, December 13, the anticipated day had arrived. It was 19 degrees outside, but on this day, we had permission from the local mall to set up our canopy near the water fountain, not far from where Santa Clause was sitting and taking pictures with the little children. We posted our signs, in both Spanish and English, and started giving out Bibles and candy canes to those who were interested. Nine soul winners from Iglesia Templo Bautista showed up, and the excitement began. After 3 hours had passed, 79 Bibles had been given away and 7 people had trusted Christ as their Saviour. What a day!
As we approached the end of the month, the weather had turned unseasonably warm again, so we set up in the parking lot of a strip mall. Since Dodge City has such a high volume of Spanish-speaking people, the Spanish soul winners came to help again. On several occasions, there were 3 or 4 cars pulled up, with a soul winner at each one sharing the Gospel. At one particular moment, a car pulled up with 2 men who only spoke Spanish. I gave them both a Spanish Bible and a tract from the Spanish church. I turned around in desperation looking for help and saw Pastor Santana, who quickly came to my rescue and led the 2 men to Christ. Praise the Lord for tag-team soul winning! When we were all done for the day, 11 people had trusted Christ as their Saviour, and 48 Bibles had been given away.
While in Spearman, Texas, my wife and I walked into a Mexican restaurant. I noticed a Bible verse on the wall and Joshua 1:8 on all of the napkin holders. Upon checking out, I pulled out a Gospel tract and gave it to the cashier named Gloria. I asked her about the Bible verses, and she said that the owner was a Christian and had told her she should go to church. She told me she needed to work on Sundays to pay her bills and that she did her praying at home. She then said that she always asked God to help her. Figuring that God had sent me in answer to her prayer, I shared the Gospel with Gloria, and she trusted Christ as Saviour. While wiping tears from her eyes, she said, “I needed that.” Praise the Lord!
Thank you all for your prayers and financial support. Please continue to pray for grace to care for my wife’s parents, for souls to be saved, for safety as we travel and preach, and for us to raise the support still needed to do God’s work. May God bless you as you continue to serve Him.
Sincerely,
Lawrence Williams
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- Saved at one of the December Bible giveaways
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- Saved at the Bible giveaway in the mall
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- Saved in her truck during a Bible giveaway
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- Saved at a Bible giveawy
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- Another saved at the Bible giveaway in the mall
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- Gloria trusted Christ.
