Tuesday, December 4, 2001 - Before we left Jackson, Mississippi today, we split the crew into two groups. One group traveled on to Shreveport, Louisiana for an overnight stay there. The other headed south to Baton Rouge, the capital of Louisiana, where a local BfA volunteer met us on the highway and led us to Louisiana State University. At the campus, we were given a choice parking spot next to the Student Center under some huge well-shading oak trees. It was an inviting spot. The weather was pleasant once again for our labor, making it easy for the students to stand and talk with us there in the temperate breezes. Yesterday we read an article in USA Today that said this winter's temperatures are the mildest in history and have actually defied history. We feel the weather has been a provision from the Lord for our labor during this whole trip, enabling us and the people we’ve met to stand outside and spend time together.

At eleven thirty this morning, we began passing out brochures offering a free New Testament Recovery Version. Students streamed out of the Student Center and walked right by the BfA motor home and our distribution tables. There were about twelve of us today, including volunteers from the area, and we were overwhelmed by the large numbers coming our way. Almost everyone readily accepted our invitation to take a brochure or to get a Bible.

It was a very profitable time. About 250 persons signed up for and immediately received a Recovery Version. Fifteen percent of these asked us to contact them for a regular time to study the Word. During those hours on campus, we passed out about 1,000 pieces of literature and met many who are very hungry and desirous to get a Recovery Version New Testament, to know more about the Bible, and to understand it.

Thanking Him for all things,
The "Word of Truth USA" Crew