TEAM ONE:
Downtown Dallas
We came to the area at the right time since many people were just going to lunch. We set up our distribution table with BfA literature and Bibles.

A businessman asked us, "Why another Bible? We have an American Standard Version, a New International Version, and others. What will my Southern Baptist preacher think?" We told him that since we were giving out a New Testament Recovery Version for free, he could ask his pastor. He took one for himself.

A man wanted to read Romans 10:9 with the footnote, which says: "Christ needs our participation in Him. Since we have been made vessels to contain Him, we need to believe with our heart to receive Him, and to call on Him continually with our mouth to take Him in, thus allowing His riches to fill our empty vessel (9:21-23)." Immediately after the man read the footnote, he walked the three blocks to the distribution table to get his Recovery Version. We gave out 56 Bibles here from eleven thirty to one o'clock.

Richland Community College
Most here on this campus were open, grateful, and courteous. When they were given the opportunity, 50 percent went to get their Bibles right away.

We met a Catholic who wanted to know if what we had was a Catholic Bible. She was starting a club for the needy and was very interested for that reason. Then she asked us what the difference is between God's mercy and God's blessing. She answered part of it herself and said, "Mercy is to receive something you don't deserve." We told her that to receive blessing is to receive something of God and that the New Testament is full of blessings. It is a will bequeathed by the Lord Jesus to us, and we should open to receive all His blessings. We showed her John 6:17-21 with footnotes 18, 19, and 21. She took a Bible.

We approached five young men on campus and asked them if they wanted a free offer. One rudely replied that he was a Buddhist, to which the volunteer said, "If you had enough courage to become a Buddhist, then you can get a Bible too." The young man said, "I was told that if I don't receive Jesus in my heart I'm going to hell. What do you say?" The volunteer told him that God's salvation is very positive. The student said that he originally studied theology but dropped out and is now studying art. Eventually, of the five, two were left, including the so-called Buddhist. They read with the volunteer John 6:17-21 with footnotes, a favorite passage of some volunteers. The Buddhist commented, "I like the way this is being interpreted. It sounds good." Before our eyes their countenances changed. They thanked us for our time and said they probably would get the Bible.

We gave away 76 Bibles at Richland Community College today.

TEAM TWO:
Southern Methodist University
We parked the motor home off campus in a parking lot near a bank. It was very quiet on

campus as it was one of two study days before finals.

An employee of the bank approached the motor home and asked us about the term "Recovery Version." We spoke with her a while and then read with her Hebrews 8:12 with its footnote 1. We invited her to get a Recovery Version, and she did. She then took several brochures offering the free New Testament for her friends in the bank. A short while later, she returned with their forms filled out. They also got Bibles.

A campus police officer told us, "Y'all have been so nice but we can't let you stay unless you go get special permission." He wanted us to stay, so he gave us a map and showed us how to get to the correct department.

A gardener in a service vehicle on campus saw a BfA volunteer and tried to open his window to get a card from him. The volunteer gave him the free offer card through the window but was speaking with someone, so he asked the man to wait. When the volunteer returned to him, he found the man dialing on his cell phone BfA's toll free number to get his Bible. The man called out, "Thanks so much!"

Downtown Dallas:
We said to a woman walking by, "Free study Bible," to which she replied that she already had a study Bible. We then told her that the Recovery Version has over nine thousand footnotes. She exclaimed, "Nine thousand footnotes?! I'll take one!"

Today in Dallas the two teams gave out a total of 3,041 pieces of literature and 146 Bibles.

Proclaiming the Word of God in Dallas,
The "Word of Truth USA" Crew