Czech Log August 4

August 4, 2010

Let me tell you about the surveys. Most Czechs never give God a thought. The surveys put the thoughts in their minds by asking them their opinions about Jesus, the Bible, the church, and Christianity. There is also a section about their interest: would they like to discuss the Bible, attend a sports event, come to church, hear a lecture/debate, do something in nature? And, we ask them if they would like a Czech New Testament. Many just fill them out and hand them back. However, the key is that they start thinking about these questions. They’ve likely not done so before. Is there a God? Who is Jesus? What is the point of the church? And, what does this have to do with me? As with all people, they need to wrestle with these issues.

Here’s what happened today with the surveys.
• We completed a total of 30 (a good day!).
• One lady was in the park getting some fresh air. She wore a hospital band. She thought it was too late for her. We left her with a Bible and a promise to pray (which we did). Some tears welled up.
• A homeless man became very interested in coming to our services. He even stopped us late to make sure he had the time and date correct.
• A teen gave one of our workers a contact number to follow up with English classes.
• A man blinked in unbelief as we were able to hand him a Czech New Testament. After all, he indicated he would like one on his survey. He was excited about any volleyball games we would be playing.
• A college student from Holland wants a team to go to his home country.
• And, we distributed six Bibles…most days, no one wants one.

While we again did not have students for English classes tonight, God can work anyway he wants to work. We will hand out bottled water tomorrow as a promotion for the classes too.

Keep praying!
Pastor Joe