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Ambassadors Academy

Deborah — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 18:59:14 +0000

Life has been crazy since getting back from America, trying to get things ready for going to France. But I thought that you might like to see some pictures from the Academy.

Tony Miano and Me

Eric Hovind practicing openair preaching and me pretending to be a heckler.

Me trying to witness to some girls. But they weren’t very open to the gospel.

August Academy 2009

All these people mean so much to me now.

Me in Hollywood

Witnessing to a Group

Deborah — Sat, 02 May 2009 09:10:48 +0000

Now the evenings are getting lighter and warmer, there are more young people out on Friday nights, and witnessing is easier. Last night I spent the evening with a group of lads at the skateboard park. We spent a while chatting about their skateboards and then shared the Law and the Gospel with them.

They were so interested and hung on our every word. They have been so let down by so called Christians who say that Christianity is all about love and forgiveness without showing them the Law and how it affects them, and it has confused them. They think they’re all right and going to heaven and don’t even have a concern about the fact that they may be going to hell.

They all took million pound note tracts, apart from one who really didn’t want it. We were also able to leave 4 of them with the ‘Finding God’s Way’ books and hope to meet up again in the future.

Sometimes it gets really hard talking with people in a group. You can be talking with one and they begin to get convicted of their sin then suddenly another one will come up with a question and distract and stall the flow. It’s very hard to say, “Yes that’s a great question, but I’ll get to it in a moment.” and then try and get back to the first person. The moment is lost and it is hard to get back to the conscience rather than being side tracked into the intellect.

The hardest people I have found so far to witness to are those who have had some kind of contact with Sunday School while younger. They seem to be inoculated from the gospel as they have a ‘tried that and it didn’t work’ kind of attitude. It’s good to try and answer their questions, but again you begin to argue in the intellect. Once you answer one argument they have another, and another.

We can’t tell what is going on inside their heart. We are not commanded to save souls we are just commanded to preach the gospel. Saving is God’s part. So don’t be discouraged. Get out there, preach, and someone will hear.

Hey, and check this pic out all you WOTM fans!! (By the way. I didn’t do it!!)

Have a great day,

Deborah Drapper

The Ten Commandments in Schools

Deborah — Sat, 02 May 2009 08:54:11 +0000

This week has been a real blessing.

The Trinitarian Bible Society are sending me 20 free copies of the Bible to give out as I witness and we now have 1000 copies of ‘Finding God’s Way’ that we can give out too.

But what is most exciting is how God is beginning to move Christians, across our nation, to get back to sharing the law and the Ten Commandments as well as the gospel.

While I was talking with Anne Newman, at the TBS, I was telling her about how I have the opportunity to go into the local senior school on the 11th May, to share about the film and to share the Law and Gospel. She explained to me about their work at the moment. Anne Newman said,

“…we are currently mailing all the junior schools in these islands (takes several years, we write to 100 a week) offering the Ten Commandment Text Card, Bookmark and Poster and then offer Bibles as well if they are interested..”

It is really exciting to know that God is moving Christians across this land to share again the importance of the Ten Commandments, God’s Law.

If you have genuine contact with schools and want to have access to these free materials to give out then please contact me and I will pass your details on to Anne Newman of TBS.

Have a great day,

Deborah Drapper