Last week was the St Patrick's Day Parade in Ottawa which was held to kick off a week long celebration of a man nobody knows.
This past Saturday was the actual St Patrick's Day and four of us sensed the Lord's calling to hit the city's popular bar district in the Byward Market to try and get the gospel into the hands of the droves of people, mostly young green people, before they hit the green beer. Though we arrived early in the evening, in many cases we were too late as celebrations started early. For some, we are sure, very early.
Nonetheless, we stationed ourselves and despite the rain and thunder that evening we were able to dispense of hundreds more of our homemade St Patrick's Day gospel tracts to green revellers. And, despite the amount of alcohol consumed by many, we were able to handle a few relatively good gospel conversations with those who were willing to converse somewhat intelligently and respectfully.
There was some alcohol fuelled heckling by some which, due to my response, created a conversation with a group of students which was well heard by others standing in the wings as I was miked up while trying to give the gospel to these young men.
A somewhat challenging night but our work was done despite the rudeness of some. There were those that received the gospel clearly and we pray that for those who woke up Sunday morning in a fog - not knowing how a green card with the gospel printed on it got into their pockets - would read it over a cup of hot coffee and take into serious consideration what it says.
The Lord knows those who are His and He will call those whom He has died for. Maybe at least one of them we reached on Saturday night has since been brought to conviction, repentance and faith in Christ - or will some day soon.
We don't know but that's the Lord's business anyway. Our business was to obey the Lord and go out to be His ambassadors spreading the saving gospel of which we will do again as often as the He wants us to.
It's always a heartfelt privilege and joy to serve our King.
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