ICE FISHING ON CHRISTMAS EVE

Despite the frigid temperatures on the day before Christmas, hordes of people were out busy finishing their Christmas shopping in downtown Ottawa. Despite the frigid temperatures on the day before Christmas, five of the Lord's people were out busy (ice) 'fishing' on a downtown Ottawa street.

Myself, along with Pastor Bob Doble, Elder Denis Pomerleau, his wife, Peggy, and son, Daniel, got all bundled up for a couple of hours of sharing with passersby the true meaning behind what we and the world know as "Christmas", namely, the gospel of Jesus Christ...the same message we preach on the streets all year round.

The Lord blessed us with the opportunity to hand gospel tracts to literally hundreds of people as Denis and I stood at a busy crosswalk and open air preached the Good News of Christ to coincide with the secular side of Christmas that was on the minds of many who walked by.

Two hours after we started, it became obvious that we were in great need to thaw out our hands and feet. A round of hot chocolate and coffee in a warm nearby shop was a most welcome treat for us as we sat for an enjoyable hour of fellowship before heading home.

We were grateful for the time we had to bring the Good News of salvation through Christ to the many who celebrate "Christmas" but know not Christ as their Lord and Savior and the profound reasons why He came to earth in the first place.

The name we exalted is the same we proclaim throughout every winter, spring, summer and fall.

"Salvation is found in no one else, for there is no other name under heaven given to men by which we must be saved." - Acts 4:12

JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GOD, LORD AND SAVIOR!