HUGE NEWS.

You all know that I’ve been praying for the hockey team and for Ryan for a few months now. Recently, I decided to take a more active approach…

I may have anonymously mailed him a New Testament. :D

They’re passing out New Testaments at my church as a way of encouraging us to witness to our friends. It’s really cool! I got this Bible a few weeks ago, and decided to send it to Ryan. It has this 30-day reading plan to provide a “quick look” at the New Testament and its general messages. I also sent Ryan a notebook with notes on some of these passages, helping explain some of the deeper theological applications. I wrote a note, explaining that I just really wanted him to have the opportunity to read the Bible. If I believe what the Bible says is true, then why wouldn’t I be sharing that with others?! I explained that I wasn’t trying to pressure him, but I really wanted to at least give him the chance to read through the New Testament, and the opportunity to hear about what Jesus did for him. In the notebook, I went through the crucifixion and just explained some of the basics as to WHY Jesus had to come, and the symbolism and significance behind His death on a cross. I just want him to have the chance to hear the Gospel!

I also gave him an email address to email me if he had any questions. I didn’t want to just send him this Bible, then leave him to explore on his own; that would be lame. Well- he emailed me! You guys- I cannot even BEGIN to tell you how excited I am!!! He said that he really appreciated the prayers and the Bible. He also said that once his schedule lightens up a bit, he is going to start reading through everything, and that he’s really excited to start reading through it!!!! PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE continue to pray for him! Pray that God would open his eyes to the mystery of the Gospel; that he would be saved; that God would transform him in to a man of God; that He would bless him with a powerful ministry. Pray that God would help him to live out the Scriptures, especially 1 Timothy 6:11-12, 1 Kings 2:2-3, 1 Thessalonians 2:13, and Ephesians 6: 10-20.

Please continue to pray for him you guys. We’re talking serious prayer-warrior style here. If you have to write it on your hand, set a reminder on your phone, wear a rubber band around your wrist- whatever you have to do to remind yourself to send up a prayer for him! I am not messing around with this. This is something that is constantly on my heart and in my prayers, so PLEASE join me by committing to pray for him for at least a few minutes each day. I pray that God would be glorified through Ryan’s salvation and through our prayerful battle on his behalf.