3. This audio clip features two homeless men coming back to Christ on a park bench in St. Louis, Missouri.
I was walking along a sidewalk in downtown St. Louis, Missouri, and I noticed two homeless men on a park bench. I asked permission to sit down to talk. They welcomed me and I began to share Christ with them as I was broadcasting on an Internet radio station. It was an interesting time in the streets of St. Louis. It is a beautiful encounter with homeless people and you can listen as they speak so honestly about their struggles and concerns for others. When I completed the broadcast I went to an area restaurant for take-out food and returned to enjoy a meal together on their park bench. We have a responsibility to care for others. Remember the Lord looks upon the heart and not how someone looks or their position in society.
Matthew 25
44 Then shall they also answer him, saying, Lord, when saw we thee an hungered, or athirst, or a stranger, or naked, or sick, or in prison, and did not minister unto thee.
45 Then shall he answer them, saying, Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye did it not to one of the least of these, ye did it not to me.
Please note the following on points below on the St. Louis, Missouri, audio clip:
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•It is easier to witness to someone by being at their level. This is why I sat down on the bench between them. Many people will stand at arms length and are often afraid of those who they came to minister to. If someone is sitting on a curb I sit down with them on the curb. I want to be sure they do not feel that I am looking down at them.
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•Be sure and take time to listen to those that you are witnessing to.
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•Make friends and enjoy the person's conversation.
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•Never be in a hurry. I go out to speak to one person at a time.
