| | STREET PREACHERS CONVENTION IN NEW YORK
I had a great time preaching in NY last week. Old Paths Bible Baptist Church
in Rochester, NY had their annual Street Preachers Convention and it was a
blessing. It started on Wednesday the 10th with a service and on Thursday we
started our publick ministry.
On our way to attack!
ROCHESTER, NY (Thursday 10th of August)
We ministered first in
the city of Rochester. It's a beautiful city. We started
singing as a group and after that we spread out and preached.
We
covered the whole downtown area. We handed out many gospel tracts
and
preached both with a sound system and, without it. I found a good
place to
preach below the bridge. In that location our voices seemed to
project as
if we were using a PA system. The overall reception was great and
we saw souls saved. One man came to church with us as a result of
the evangelism.
People were amazed on how we invaded the city. There were about
200 of us
handing out gospel tracts, holding banners and preaching open
air. It was a great time; a unique experience.
In downtown Rochester
Preaching and handing out gospel tracts
Bro. Knox preaching
BUFFALO, NY (Friday 11th of August)
We arrived to Buffalo,
NY early and to our surprise it was raining. Pastor Cammilleri had
already made preparations with a huge canvas that we used to
protect us from the rain. We sang hymns and afterwards, started
preaching.
After the rain stopped, we spread out just like we did in
Rochester. We
preached and handed out gospel tracts and held our banners. When
handing out
tracts I met a man waiting for the bus who is a Spanish speaker.
I witnessed to him and he asked the Lord to save him. When I
left, he had a
smile on his face that I will never forget. His name is Eradio Sanchez
and
he is from Puerto Rico. I will be sending him a Bible, and two
books by
Bro. James Knox that will help him in his spiritual growth. Please have
Eradio in your prayers. I know there was a reason for me to make that
long
trip. I feel so happy serving the Lord!
Preaching in Buffalo, the rain couldn't stop us
Women in publick ministry, who said they can't?
NIAGARA FALLS, NY (Saturday 12th of August)
The best day for me was in Niagara Falls. We preached as we did in the
other two places and since it's a tourist area, the opportunities to
minister were much greater. I witnessed to even Spanish speakers from
differents parts of Latin America and also one from Mexico. I was always
looking for Spanish speakers but also witnessed to many anglos, too. The
most exciting preaching time though, was when we got into a hot air balloon
and preached from it! It was something amazing! We had our megaphones and
as soon as we started going up we started preaching. People could hear us
even on the Canadian side. It was something extreme but, a fabulous
experience. We also had a romantic moment when Bro. Greg Davis (a brother
that also preaches in Colleges and Universities) got engaged when the
balloon go to the maximun height. It made us all sigh and when we got off
we were all clapping our hands and congratulating them. It was an original
way to propose, no doubt. After preaching from the balloon we tried to go to
Canada but the line of pedestrians was too long and it was already too late.
In addition, we had to go back to Rochester for the rest of the activities.
I preached from the bridge that divides Canada and USA, to the people that
were on the ships on the Genesee river.
The balloon that we preached from
Bro. Greg Davis preaching while going up, his fiance is on his left side.
Kids preaching, there is hope for the new generation.
It was an outstanding experience, praise God for the people of Old Paths
Bible Baptist Church. I thank all of them for their hospitality and
especially Bro. Charlie Barkowski and his family for all their kindnesses and
for both picking me up at the airport and dropping me off when I left.
May God bless your souls.
Missionary Ulises Velazquez
Galatians 2:20
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