“     I was walking out of a store and saw a man sitting with a sign asking for help. I routinely work with homeless people so I sat down next to him and asked if I could sit and chat with him.
     He welcomed me.
We started a conversation, and I asked how he ended up in the situation he was in.
     Like so many others like him it was due to bad choices and lack of hope. I asked if he knew Jesus. When he said he did, I asked him to tell me about his Jesus.
     He was a little confused at that question, so I proceeded to tell him about my Jesus. I told him that Jesus Christ was wanting a relationship with him and that Jesus is coming back for His church. He was very interested and wanted to talk more.
     I asked him to wait for me as I had something for him at my house. He said he would wait. I went and got him some food and the emergency book and a Bible and note pad and took it back to the man.
His name is Chris.
     I showed him the book and read through some of it with him. We prayed and asked Jesus Christ to help us see and hear what He has for us and not what the world wants us to believe.
     I invited him to church and was saying goodbye when I asked him if he wanted to keep the book. Since it is large, I wasn’t sure he had a place to keep it. And I didn’t want it to just become garbage on the street.
Chris got tears in his eyes, and he held the book against his chest and asked to keep it. He then informed me that he had a large backpack he would keep it in.
     I said, ‘yes, of course it’s all yours.’ When I left to go to my car I looked back at Chris and he had taken his ballcap off and he was holding the Bible and the emergency book with his head bowed, crying, and praying. I prayed with him from the car and asked God to protect his soul and keep him safe until we meet again in Heaven.     ”     ~ Stephanie V.