Kansas City: The Rest of the Story

Tom preached for a while on both Tuesday and Wednesday, drawing a crowd of about 20 at times. At the end of Tuesday afternoon, a girl asked to talk to him privately. They ended up talking for almost an hour, as Tom answered her questions about dealing with pain based off of the idea of God being loving. At the end of their talk, Alexia ended up praying to receive Christ into her heart. Realizing that sin had caused the pain in her life which she was blaming God for, she was able to understand the incredible love that had caused God to send His beloved innocent Son to take her place on the cross.

I was able to talk to another girl who had been raised Catholic but had a lot of questions about the Bible. While she professed faith in Jesus as the only means to heaven, I helped her to understand what it meant to grow in a relationship with Christ while on the earth and how to allow Him to direct her life. She was excited and eager to listen to Tom as well as come back the next day, where she ended up staying for nearly the entire time, talking to me and other members of the church group, and listening to Tom preach.

Another person who eagerly came out on Wednesday was Emily, our friend from Monday who had so opposed our message on the banners. This time, she had little flyers she began passing out to everyone. In the flyer, she made it clear that science should not try to answer questions about God, and religion should not try to answer questions about the physical world. What she failed to mention is that there are many Christian scientists who use verifiable scientific studies to make sense of Creationism. The fact that, in 1987, the Supreme Court ruled that teaching creationism was unconstitutional based off of the fact that it is a religious belief, does not mean that it should be completely ignored. Anyone can benefit from more than one scientific theory being taught, because that is just what it is-a theory. Nowhere are there fossils proving evolution to be true. Unfortunately, because of the Supreme Court ruling, millions in America are being taught to accept the theory of evolution without batting an eye or raising questions as to the validity of it. Because this is the educational foundation for anyone who was brought up in public school, they will fight for the truth of evolution because any need for questioning would shake their faith in the education they received.

That night, we enjoyed a bbq in the park with the church group. Ultimate Frisbee was the game of choice, and I was convinced to play even though I'd gotten heat stroke that day on campus. Taking an aspirin, eating real food, and playing ultimate (one of my favorite sports) all combined to help me feel much better that night!

 Megan and I with Bethany. Duncan worked very hard to sneak into the background at the perfect time.

 We incidentally all wore blue that day. Both guys incidentally refused to smile for this picture.

 David performs his famous "make the dime disappear" trick. The girls figured it out in no time.