Posts by David Baldez
Charlotte, NC—Gospel Trip, Update 2
Greetings from the Charlotte, NC team. On Tuesday, January 28, half the team and local saints went to Uptown, the central business district of Charlotte to distribute Bibles, while the rest of the team continued tabling at UNC Charlotte. It was the very first time in the history of the Church in Charlotte that the…
Read MoreRichmond, VA—Gospel Trip, Update 1
Thank you for your prayers! We have been in Richmond, Virginia for about three days now. Over the weekend, we have spent time blending with the local saints as well as ones visiting from all over the Mid-Atlantic region. During the course of this trip, we will be covering the matter of life meeting the…
Read MoreOrlando, FL—Gospel Trip, Update 5
The trainees joined some community saints at the meeting hall to personally contact the students we met this week. We had nearly 300 contacts from the week! We also wrote detailed notes for each contact for the church in Orlando to use for future follow up. Six new ones came to the home meeting that…
Read MoreMinneapolis, MN—Gospel Trip, Update 2
Tuesday, January 28 In the morning we came together to coordinate at the campus house. We enjoyed the Lord by singing and praying and read a portion of “The Age of the One New Man.” Afterward, we went through all the contacts that we met yesterday. A number of students came up to the table…
Read MoreColumbia, SC—Gospel Trip, Update 2
On Tuesday we split up into twos and threes and also set up a table in front of the student center: Russell House. We were able to give out 57 Bibles and 214 tracts, and 12 people signed up for further contact in the span of 2.5 hours. The Lord sovereignly arranged 3 very positive…
Read MoreOrlando, FL—Gospel Trip, Update 4
Below are the report and statistics of the gospel trip in Orlando, Florida from Thursday (1/30/20) through Sunday (2/2/20). Thursday (1/30/20) As a team, we drove to Kissimmee, which is about an hour’s drive from Orlando, to blend with the saints and table at Valencia South-Osceola. About 10 local saints from Kissimmee and Orlando joined…
Read MoreLexington, KY—Gospel Trip, Update 3
We had another sweet opportunity to table outside at the University of Kentucky (UK). Although there were fewer students who stopped by the table, they overall seemed more open to receive Bibles and to meet with other Christians than on previous days. We went out in twos and threes to talk to students and hand…
Read MoreOrlando, FL—Gospel Trip, Update 3
Wednesday (1/29/20) We began the day with coordination and prayer. Three trainees and two local saints went to Seminole State Oviedo campus to table. Very few students saw us at the table we were assigned and we were across from the Jehovah’s Witness group. The influx of students increased after 12 pm when class got…
Read MoreLexington, KY—Gospel Trip, Update 2
January 27 We set up two tables at the University of Kentucky (UK). The Lord blessed us with pleasant weather and we were able to have meaningful conversations with a good number of students, showing them the riches of the footnotes in the Recovery Version. One highlight was our time with a female student. Two…
Read MoreColumbia, SC—Gospel Trip, Update 1
The gospel trip team arrived Saturday afternoon for lunch and a walk at Conagree National Park with some local saints. We concluded our first day with a bbq dinner at the home of one of the local families, followed by singing and enjoying the Lord. On Lord’s Day, we broke bread with the church in…
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