Reflections on street evangelism in Nottingham's Old Market Square today, Wednesday 18th March 2026

Hi Stephan - well, today was different! Shorter of course - I wasn't feeling so inspired, I prayed and waited on God, I did give a little bit of a talk to the live feed, I was disappointed I didn't get the chance to preach as having spoken to that Thomas guy I felt that a message had formed in my mind. I need to get my printer working and print and bring those tracts I used last time next time, as I found it easy to give those out given the story about the Titanic, a well known event. So my fault for lack of preparation, same with my issues with bringing my battery operated PA which doesn't work with my guitar and mic as hoped. So... I felt a little disappointed at the end of what was a brief morning after the delayed start. I met a friend on the way home for a drink, so got home having forgotten about the morning largely, and feeling that this morning was a bit of a disappointment compared to last time. But then I realised - I led that guy Thomas in the sinners prayer...! I don't think I've actually ever done that with anyone in my life! Led someone to repeat a prayer after me for salvation, and surrendering to Jesus as Lord - he had several things wrong with him, autism, something else I forget, and a genetic condition that means he can never have children. I don't think he was a serious JW, just looking for a group to belong to, he told me also goes to his local village church and is in supported accomodation because of his health and mental health. I felt strongly to pray for him for healing, which I did, but also explained the gospel to him, and yes, led him in a prayer of salvation - which is a first for me! I gave him my card, and your card tract, and Trent Vineyard's card I think, so hopefully we'll hear from him again, and hopefully we'll hear that God has moved in his life, and something has changed, and that he has come to a living saving faith in Jesus! When I reflected on this, I thought surely this is why we do what we did today - if it was all just to win one lost soul of a guy who seemed very lost and living a troubled life... well it would all be worthwhile. Especially to see my prayers for him answered, and to see how God moves in his life! Yes my first time felt more fulfilling for me in terms of finding out I could preach etc, today less exciting and dramatic and a lot shorter - but if the outcome of today is that Thomas came to salvation, and God begins a work of healing and transformation in his life, then it was infinitely worth it, and this is why we do what we do, even just to see one soul saved, one life changed, even of one of the most insignificant of the last, the least, the lost! Praise God for a useful, productive day where something of significance was indeed achieved, hallelujah!!   
🙏👏🏻🙌🏻☝🏻✝️❤️‍🔥🔥

Stephan interviewing me on the live stream at the end of the day - I gave a little preach and testimony!
https://youtu.be/mXd5tu4Sqlo

Final say:
Awesome! No, I spotted a couple of other clips from today that you'd put up, but I hadn't seen this one! Wow, thanks for that, if that went out to your live stream then I take my assessment back, that was a good mini 'preach' and testimony of the day to camera, I'm glad I spoke clearly and coherently and delivered a meaningful message, that's a keeper!! Today was different, shorter, less dramatic than last time, but hey ho, life isn't all high drama, much of life is just more ordinary and less dramatic, but if we can just walk that walk and talk that talk in a steady, coherent, consistent way, and persevere, and do it faithfully day in, day out, well slow and steady wins the race as they say! The tortoise beats the hare in Aesop's fable, if you're familiar with that! And yes... I led Thomas in the sinners prayer and prayed for his healing and encouraged him - if that really happened, then there's was more rejoicing in heaven over that than over me getting an ego boost and feeling good about myself - but this recording has made me feel better about myself at the end of the day which is where we are now! But we're not doing this to feel good about ourselves - we're doing this for the lost boys like Thomas, who needed to come home to God the Father and begin a new life - it's for the Thomas's of the world that we do what we do, if we're doing it for the right reasons! And if he really did come home today, I mean I don't know, I just played my part of being the messenger, the guide, the helping hand, then there will be rejoicing in heaven, today was a success in the eyes of heaven!!

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