The youth in my church went on street evangelism to the city centre. Thirteen high school students joined the event. The teacher put me in charge of video recording.
All gathered in Aotea Square, prayed and
scattered in pairs. Peter and Lydia met a Hindu who claimed that Christ was the
same god as Krishna of Hinduism, judging from similar pronunciation.
Peter asked him. "Did Krishna die for you?" Hearing him answering No, Peter said, "Then he is not Jesus."
Paul and Barnabas spoke to a beggar standing
still like a statue in the middle of Queen Street. Paul asked him, "If you
died tonight, would you go to heaven?"
He remained silent, and Paul's next
question followed. "Don't you need Jesus?" Finally, the beggar opened
his mouth. "I need a coin, not Jesus."
Paul and Barnabas instantly had a hunch that the
'statue man' would be the game-changer for the outreach. So, they summoned all
the members there.
The student evangelists stood face to face with the
motionless beggar and began singing a song titled "Lord, you are more
precious than silver."
The number of bystanders increased, and they
were enjoying this weird performance that combined song and silence.
Finally, someone
threw a coin before the beggar, and the crowd continued to throw it. As coins
piled up quickly, the silent man's face blushed with excitement.
Then Paul, capturing the tipping
point, asked, "Do you not really need Jesus?" He replied in a
hurried tone, shaking his head. "Yes! I need Jesus!" His loud answer
made all the people around laugh and applaud.
I posted that dramatic video on Facebook. Lots
of likes and comments followed. One of the comments was particularly
impressive. "Do you need money? See Jesus first!"
