..:: Gothic Encounter ::..
This one sent in by John F., Hemet, CA.
I had about a half an hour to wait till I met my wife for lunch, so I thought I'd go into the local Christian bookstore and ask to see their "evangelism section". I already knew going in that there wasn't much to look at and thought I could share some Living Waters tracts with the girl behind the counter. I began showing her some money tracts .... Next, I began to ask THE question, "Which looks bigger, the pink or the blue?" (Curved Illusion tract) when a young man covered in tattoos, wearing dark, Gothic clothing, pierced earrings and black fingernail polish approached and said, "They're both the same size!" Not to be outdone by his comment I turned back to the girl at the counter and said, "HE doesn't listen very well, does he?" She smiled politely and I turned back to the young man and said, "Listen carefully, Which looks bigger, the pink or the blue?" He played along this time and we all had some great fun! Then he said, "I have a question. I just saw the movie The Passion of the Christ and I need to know what happened next." I said, "Did you get one of these?" and handed him a Passion tract. TO MAKE A LONG STORY SHORT: He said his name was P.J. and he had been a Satan worshiper, had a strong attraction to Vampires and Horror films, hated his father, tried to commit suicide but after seeing the movie, The Passion he wanted to commit his life to Jesus Christ. He was accompanied by a friend ("Amanda") who listened intently as we talked. I said, "Do you mind if I ask you a few questions and took him through the Law, Judgment and destiny and soon became evident that here were two souls ready for salvation... ...This week I fully realized the power to swing from the natural into the spiritual by simply asking, "Did you get one of these?" GOD BLESS YOU ALL!!!

..:: On the Back of the Bus ::..
This one sent in by David B., by email,
I was in Orlando recently and I was sitting all the way in the back of a bus going back to my motel. I guy came on the bus and he looked like what we commonly call the "bad guy". Missing teeth, dirty clothes, etc. Guess where he sat down? Right next to me. I wanted to witness to this guy but doubts and unbelief came up. I was riding with my sister (who isn't familiar with the [Way of the Master] at all) and so I didn't want to be embarrassed in front of her or look foolish, like a religious fanatic. I sent a prayer for courage heavenwards and addressed the guy. We started talking and he turned out to be very talkative. After a while I knew all the churches in and around Orlando! Delibaretely I then asked him if he had a Christian background and started witnessing to him. When I went through the commandments he only sat there in silence, nodding in conviction. I then asked him if he was gonna go to heaven or hell on judgement day and he replied convicted: "Yeah, I guess God would send me to hell." Then I started sharing what Christ had done for him and his need for repentance, etc. I told him to get right with God tonight and he only thanked me gratefully for the tract I had given to him. Later on my sister told me that we had forgotten to get off at the right station... It was one of my first witnessing experiences now I can clearly see: God is confirming his word and encouraging us to be bold. All those fears of men are for the biggest part unfounded and almost like a paralyzing tool of the devil to stop us from witnessing. Praise God for his faithfulness!