Center for Evangelists

2008 Strawberry Festival is now completed.

240 people made decisions for Christ. We are so thankful for each person. The oldest was a lady 88 years old and the youngest was 6.

One exciting thing happened with two young boys who came in the booth to be saved. As Tom was filling out the card (we get name, address, age, phone # and a short testimony from each person who makes a decision) the 2 boys came back, each one holding the arm of their mother. One of the boys actually pushed his mother into a chair so Tom could tell her and their father how to get to Heaven. Both Mom & Dad received Christ and what a joyful time that was for this family of 4.

Ten churches participated in the 11 day event. 74 Christians who were trained by

SOS

staff led their very first soul to the Lord. The Pastor of one of the churches made the comment that he was so happy for the 43 souls saved the day his church worked, but even more important, he saw many of his church members win people to the Lord for the 1^st time. Now that his people know how to witness they will continue to see many souls saved every week.

Tom Curtis flew up from FL to go with Don Riegel to a church in Bucyrus, OH. The presentation went well, and we are waiting for the church to pick a date for their event. Shirley and Don plan to return to the church and make a presentation to the congregation encouraging them to sign up for training.  Tom and Don also visited a Rescue Mission in Toledo and did a presentation to the president of the mission. Our idea there was to do “recipient evangelism” with people who come to the mission for groceries, clothing and furniture. This is a new approach for SOS Events, and it was well received by the mission president.

Several Events have taken place in the last few weeks that SOS staff and partners have participated.

Plant City FL. 13 saved at a Fall Festival  sponsered by a local churc. SOS recieved a letter in today’s mail stating that a mother that was saved at that event on Oct. 31st came to church last Sunday with her children. Praise the Lord.

Sunday in church, a young boy, who was saved at the yard sale in Plant City, FL came forward at invitation time along with his Dad. They will both be baptised in the near future. God is Good.

A total of 13 were saved at that yard sale. Jesus went to the marketplace. Example; woman at the well, feeding of the 5000, etc. SOS Events follows Jesus in training, going and doing what the Lord asks all of us to do. Witness to the lost.

Ministry of SOS Events. At a community yard sale 13 people called upon the name of the Lord to be their Savior.

As we were closing and putting things away (the city wanted to reopen the street), a teenage girl came to us to say “I want to do that!”. She was pointing to the card table where we counseled the people who wanted to receive Christ as their Savior. The worker showed her the “Three Things” and then led her as she prayed the prayer. Another worker had two boys who wanted to be sure they were going to heaven. She showed them the prayer (Part C to Call Upon the Lord). They said, “We don’t think we should do that because we are Muslim”. She said, “What do you want to do?” They looked at each other and said, “We want to pray that prayer!” And they did.