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We have the impression
that we are scattering seeds (Matt. 13:3-9) here. We are cooperating
with the Lord, the sower, to scatter seeds, which are the word of
the kingdom (Matt. 13:19). The Lord Himself is in this word as life
(Matt. 13:4, footnote 1).
We
passed out about 220 Bibles today, many to families and young people.
- A
mother brought her daughter to the table because she had received
a Recovery Version the day before and wanted her daughter to receive
one also.
- A
young couple who had just been recently saved needed a Bible,
so they received the Recovery Version.
- Some
of us gathered in the motor home for an hour with three young
people. They asked if they could pray; one girl prayed for 20
minutes.
- A
volunteer pointed out our table set-up to a woman walking with
three children and told her that she could stop by to get a free
Bible. She did and got Bibles for herself and her three children.
We
also met some visitors to the Olympics who had received their New
Testament Recovery Versions on previous BfA tours:
- One
person had received a Bible from us at the Rose Bowl Parade in
Pasadena, California around New Year's Day.
- A
Christian couple from Phoenix said they received Bibles in New
York during last year's "Word of Truth USA" cross-country
tour. They asked us if they could have some of our brochures to
distribute.
A reporter
with the Herald Journal (Logan, UT) interviewed our crew
today. Excerpts from the article, published on February 17, can
be viewed at http://www.biblesforamerica.org/olympics/media.htm.
Scattering
seeds,
The Salt Lake City Tour Crew
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