WESTFEST 2012

Though not officially summer yet, our evangelism team at Emmanuel Baptist Church considers the local annual music and art festival known as "Westfest" to be the one event that marks the beginning of our busy summer season of street evangelism here in Ottawa.

Gospel tracts are purchased. Gospel tracts are made. Crosses at the ready. Backpacks packed and off we go.

This past Saturday, seven of our team members were able to make it to spread the gospel at Westfest where a long stretch of Richmond Road (the main street that runs through the "Village of Westboro", as it's known) is closed off to vehicles and is used for the attending thousands to walk along as they peruse the various attractions and venues.

Westfest is a great opportunity to hand out a plethora of gospel tracts in a short period of time and this year's event was no different from past years as we are faithful in attending annually to hand out the good news of the saving gospel of Jesus Christ  to the multitude of people there.

Next week will see us busy with Mission Ottawa 2012 as street evangelists from Georgia and Toronto join us for a four or five day gospel blitz throughout the city. Before we know it, that be followed another tract giving extravaganza at the Canada Day celebrations on July 1st where we will be situated and spread out not far from Parliament Hill.

After that, well, let's just say the list is long. What a great summer it's going to be!

Emmanuel. God with us. How great is THAT?