Shared Christ in Birmingham

Colossians 3:17 NIV
And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

Dear Friends,
I am so please to tell you that a group of 18 made up of Westmeade Baptist Church members and others, passed out 95 bibles on the streets of Birmingham Alabama yesterday.
We woke up to a wonderful day not like what you would think December in the south would be like. The sun was shining and it was a high of around 74 degrees. We meet at the church at 10:15am prayed over the bibles, tracks and candy canes/bible verses. We divided up into 6 teams each with an adult and two students.

Once we got to Birmingham, we hit the streets of Homewood ready to share the gospel of Jesus Christ. There were a lot of people on the streets and it was great. Some of our groups were able to give out many bibles and pray for a lot of different things with the people on the streets. We stayed there for about an hour and then we moved down to Five Points in Birmingham. We took a small break and had lunch at Chick fil A (Great as always) we then refilled our back packs and hit the streets once more.
The first people we came into contact with were some homeless. One man in the group preached to us and he did a pretty good job.  Usually there are tons of people on the streets in this area but the SEC game was playing so there was hardly anyone on the streets. The groups that did not get to give out many bibles at the first stop were able to give out a lot at this stop. We prayed with so many and just talked with people about Jesus. We loaded up after being on the streets a while and headed back to Decatur. I know that lives were changed yesterday weather people received a bible or they were the ones giving out the bibles. You can not do the work of the Lord and it not changes you. Our students and adults got to talk and pray with people that live on the streets everyday. That alone will change the way you view the world around you.

 Everyone needs Jesus no matter how much money they have or don't have. In the end when it is all said and done we will either spend eternity with Christ or separated from him for ever. I want to help get as many people to heaven as I can. I do not want to give the Devil the satisfaction having people in hell with him. God created us to be in his image not to end up in hell with Satan. God made us to worship him and nothing else.

It was such a blessing to get to go out and share Christ with others.
There are many ways to share Christ. I know that right here at Christmas it seems like everyone wants you to give to help someone or something. I want to challenge to give a smile, a hug, a compliment or a prayer away. It does not cost anything and it can be given at anytime.  We will never know this side of heaven what a difference some little something can make in the life of someone else.
When it comes to giving you can NEVER out give God!

If you need more info on mission project or ways that you can help someone send me an email at veronna@bellsouth.net
 Have a Blessed Day!