Special Report from Warren & Darlene -

Starting on August 1st we began taking notes on the people we talked to so we could remember them and how to pray for them. Most of these people responded to a sign that said: Free Test Will you go to heaven? We didn't write down brief interactions only those we spoke to for a while. Many gospel tracts were also given out to people we didn't talk to. 

Here is our list:

Archer a man we met at church who came out to preach with us.

Dominic another man who is a rapper by trade and now writes songs for the Lord. We had a long conversation with Him on one day. He knew he needed to use his talent to serve our King Jesus and came out with us on another day and shared a song and drew a crowd that heard the gospel.

Luigi and Louis two separate conversations with young men who resisted the gospel message but took tracts.

Webs, a man with a believing wife who heard us talking to others and had questions. 

Sam, a 17-year-old, who was very open and serious about receiving Jesus. 

Two Muslim girls that defended their religion but accepted gospel tracts.

A family of three that took the will you go to heaven test are going home to read their Bible and ask God to save them.

Tom who is ok with going to hell because he doesn't believe it exists.

Eric, an American who wanted to talk but doesn't believe.

Aaron a former catholic who received a gospel of John and is going to read it.

Penny who goes to church but doesn't understand the gospel and has physical struggles.

Delia a Christian who needed assurance of salvation.

Two Muslim girls whose names we couldn't understand who thought we had the same Jesus. They want to read the Bible and learn more.

Hannah another Muslim young lady who heard the gospel and talked to us.

A family of 5 that were JWs but now were drifting and didn't want to take a gospel tract a first but then left with a tract after we shared the gospel with them.

Natia and Victoria teenagers who don't believe in Jesus but want to be better people.

An older man who was listening as we shared with someone else and wanted to talk about the gospel.

Chloe, Sofia and Grace teens who took the test and heard the gospel but were resistant.

Mark an unsaved man who said nobody is listening while Warren was preaching so Warren said, "You are." Later his wife returned to us and told us that she and her children are saved by he is not and he was listening.

Louise a drunk woman who wanted one of our group to go home with her. She has lost her children because of her lifestyle.

Samantha and Analise who don't believe in hell.

While singing amazing grace a man joined in and at the end received Jesus as Savior.

Two older Mulsim women who took the heaven test and heard the gospel.

Vienna, Milan and their young son who said they believe but don't know what happens after death.

Thomas a universalist who thinks he can be good enough without Jesus.

Unda and Isaac young Mulsim men who know Jesus is God but had many excuses.

Madison who thinks she is good on her own but listened and heard the truth.

A woman and her niece who believe but the woman is mad at God because of life events.

A street person who knew he was a sinner and heard the gospel for the first time.

Daniel the manager of the Pizza Hut near where we were preaching. We had lunch and he came up to our table after we ate and said I noticed you guys had a Bible so I wanted to ask some questions. We talked at length with him about Jesus and Daniel is looking for that sure salvation. After we left we looks at each other and asked if one of us had a Bible out but none of us did.

Phillip a drunk catholic who heard and agreed with the gospel.

Radowan from Slovakia who believes in Zues and Egyptian religion.

David who loves Jesus but is homeless and having physical issues at this time.

John a Muslim who doesn't believe in Jesus.

Michael another drunk who heard the gospel but resisted the truth.

A JW who knows he doesn't have eternal life but thinks he can work for it.

Andrew stopped just to talk and heard the gospel and accepted a tract after talking.

A trio where one stopped but was pushed away. They later passed by again and both ladies grabbed a gospel tract even though the man they were with did not want them to.

Ada, a believer, who encouraged us and took a tract to share with someone else.

6 teen boys who were very receptive to the gospel and had questions.

Gory and Snaka, older teen girls from India going to school in Birmingham. They heard the gospel for the first time and asked for Bibles. They both received a Bible and they are planning to read it together.

Lia and Mia, teen cousins, had many excuses for their sins. Mia was raised catholic.

Michael, Joe and Harley, teen boys, who took the test and heard the gospel. They were quite cocky but they listened well and stood around for a while even after we were done talking to them.

Bruce, a christian who didn't have assurance of salvation. We shared with him and encouraged him to trust what he knows is true.

David took the test and said he will continue to be evil and sin if he wants to. He was a muslim.

Dave, a city worker sitting in his truck. He asked many questions but doubts the gospel is true.

Sam gave Warren directions and in the process of the conversation heard the gospel and was very receptive to it.

Abdul who needs his eyes opened to the truth.

Gorra, an Indian man who had never heard the gospel listened intently.

Paul who as concerned that we had gotten Jesus's name wrong.

Darhista, from India, who loves to help and knows about Jesus but didn't seem saved.

Norma, a christian who was encouraged by meeting us on the street talking about Jesus.

Hamas and Ahmed who listened intently as the gospel was shared with them.

Talia and Tivoli both asked for Bibles after hearing the gospel. 

Joseph who knew the gospel but said he is waiting for the Spirit. He was out passing out gospel tracts but needed assurance of salvation.

Eric, a 7th day adventist, who tried to prove his point but the Bible kept telling him the truth.

Leo walked up while Warren was preaching and knows he needs Jesus. He said he would go home and read the book of John. He wants to know God and doesn't know why He isn't there yet. He was encouraged to trust in God by faith.

We prayed for Joyce and Derrick, an elderly couple of friends who were having physical issues. They are Christians.

A group of 6 teens some who knew about Jesus but were not saved. They had been talking about Jesus when they saw our sign.

Golpriseen, a Sikh with many questions about Jesus. He received a Bible.

Jemima and Ruby. Christians who needed assurance of salvation by faith in Jesus alone.

Luigi, a young brother, giving out Bibles. We prayed together.

Rainy, a gypsy girl who wants to live her own way and resisted the gospel message.

A man who was a believer but was not going to church.

Two teen girls who took the test and were very concerned about their results.

Tati, 14 and her cousin Faith, 8 who knew Jesus but didn't know what happened to a person after they die.

Young moms and best friends Lauren and Mia who took the test and were aware of Jesus but were not sure about where they would go when they die and why.

Patricia and George took the test and are going home to read the book of John together and pray that God would reveal Himself to them.

Sali and her daughter 6 who learned about their Savior Jesus today.

Kormori, a teen who wanted a Bible to learn more about Jesus.

A young Romanian girl who had been baptized but didn't believe anymore. She was worried about that. She was with a friend who also heard the gospel.

Leon who received a tract and talked with us about Jesus.

Karen, 52, a Jewish woman who hasn't read her Bible or thought much about life after death but talked with me on the train at length and is married to a Christian.

A man who talked with Warren on the train and received a gospel tract.

Warren and Darlene

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