Please capture the sheer joy of participating in the Great Commission as you read this testimony from Ken, a dear friend who joined our team at Baltimore's Inner Harbor.  Ask yourself, "Am I missing something substantial in my walk with God?"  I do believe, for all of us, we are indeed, when we are not going with Jesus into the harvest fields.

Brothers and sisters in Christ,


Last Friday night two of our ministry team that open air preaches and ministers the Gospel on the streets of Washington DC joined Chris Peeler and his team at the inner Harbor in Baltimore, Md.   As we arrived in Baltimore under an off and on rain, we noticed that the open air preaching opportunity would be slim due to the lack of a big crowd, as there were only pockets of people out for the night.  This turned out to be God's sovereign plan for us this night as it became apparent to us that the one on one opportunity's were tremendous.

As the night went on almost every member of both teams were involved with one on one witnessing and tract distribution.  The one on ones we were involved with, I cant explain in words,The power of the Gospel and the power of the Holy Spirit were so evident as we spoke to men about the reality of hell and the mercy of God in Jesus Christ, I watched men broken down by the power of the Gospel. We saw Godly sorrow over sin in a few of the young men we talked to.

It was evident this night was appointed by God, each member of the team had generally the same types of encounters.

As the evening was ending Chris was able to do an open air session to about 5 men on a bench who listened intently, as he finished we were able to witness to a middle age man name Warren, who we prayed for after we were done. I am not one to walk by sight, but I can tell you after seeing his expression and his eyes wet with tears and the joy he showed I believe there was rejoicing in heaven over a sinner that repented that night.   To God be the glory for all the seeds sown this night It was a night I will not soon forget.  As we walked back to the cars rejoicing we all huddled in prayer and abundantly rejoiced and gave God all the praise.

To labor for Christ is not a burden but a joyful privilege.

Chris may God bless you and thank you for allowing us to join you in this labor.

Ken Toczylowski

Hi everyone,


Do you sense the privilege we have been given? Not only did Jesus save us, but He also made us to be co-heirs and partners with Him in His great passion--TO SEEK AND SAVE THE LOST.

Oh, that the Holy Spirit would work in our hearts in such a way that we would see the call to go into the harvest fields, not as an obligation, but rather as a high, high privilege. Truly, we get to do this. Think about it. Most people are absorbed in their own worlds, not even considering great things like Heaven, Hell, eternity, souls, the Savior. But, He has been so kind to us--to open our eyes and to bring us out of darkness and into the light. Thank You, Jesus, for your great love to us and for the great privilege to serve you by obeying your call for us to go into the world and to preach the gospel.

So, my dear brothers and sisters, let's go on Friday night! Where? Why, where Paul went: to reason in the market place with whoever happens to be there (Acts 17:17). And, what better market place than the Annapolis Mall!

We'll meet there at 7:00 pm at the Subway restaurant in the food court. We'll have a time of prayer and preparation. Then, we will trust our Great God and Savior, Jesus Christ, to empower us through His Spirit to open our mouths and make known the glorious gospel!

See you then,
Chris

This was the weekly invite to our evangelism team for January 22, 2009. And we did GO--24 strong!  And the Holy Spirit did empower us!  What a great joy to hear the reports of the whole, uncompromised gospel being proclaimed to those who so desperately needed to hear.  Thank You, our Father for your call, Your strength to go, and Your granting us boldness!

THE CONVICTING POWER OF THE HOLY SPIRIT October 30, 2009

Wow! That’s the only way I know how to describe it. I have seen God work in people before, but last night was pretty amazing.

I was witnessing to 4 young girls (ages 14 and 15). I spent quite a bit of time helping them to see how they stacked up in relation to God’s law and righteousness. They all readily saw that they were guilty before God and they immediately became concerned. I was witnessing the active, powerful work of the Holy Spirit.

Destiny, Kemara, Stephanie, and Esther were visiting the Inner Harbor of Baltimore from Charlotte, NC. Each of them, with precious sincerity, admitted that they thought they would go to hell if they died today. Kemara was the first to communicate here sense of guilt before God.

Then Destiny, visibly moved, said she felt like she was going to cry. Throughout the discussion, she must have repeated this 3 or 4 times. She said that she had tried to turn her life around with the Lord and it just didn’t work. Her solution? Just wait till she was older when she would be ready. I shared with her that there was absolutely no guarantee that she would wake up even tomorrow.

I looked at Stephanie and asked her what she was thinking. With her head down, she shook it and said, “I just keep seeing all the wrong things I’ve been doing.” She was very deep in thought and under conviction. Kemara, Stephanie, and Destiny all seemed to be fixated on the reality of their sin, God’s holiness and God’s immense love.

When I shared the glory of the love of God revealed in the gospel, the conviction seemed to increase all the more. I expressed how deeply God loved them, displayed by the supreme sacrifice of Jesus. At about that time, Destiny, began saying, “My heart is so heavy, my heart is so heavy.” She would walk around, unable to escape the pull of God on her life.

It was clear that these girls were at war on the inside. I pleaded with them for their souls. I shared my testimony of yielding my life to Jesus at age 17. Then, I begged them to do the same before their heads hit the pillow that night. They were all very thankful. Destiny said she was really going to be thinking about this for a long time. I prayed for them, gave them some excellent things to read, and they were on their way.

It is a glorious thing to think that we are laboring with the Holy Spirit. We, in our weakness, plant gospel seeds. And as we do, the Holy Spirit works on hearts. May God encourage your heart today to realize that, though you feel fearful and weak, God glories in using fearful and weak vessels to do His work. Please be bold to preach the gospel, and watch the Lord do His mighty work.