Evangelism Training

At the end of October, Here’s Life hosted an evangelism training in preparation for our Thanksgiving Box of Love outreach. Overall we trained 303 people from inner-city churches in New York City.

This Thanksgiving 4,000 families will receive a Box of Love ( a box filled with enough ham, stuffing, potatoes, rice, vegetables, fruit and dessert for a family of 6) We hope the training equips our partner churches to not only deliver a box but to deliver a message.

Pray for the families that will hear the gospel this Thanksgiving!

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Here is a great story from a Box of Love outreach in Atlanta!

It was right there, looming across the street — the big housing project. As believers from the church in Atlanta prayed and planned, they determined to try to connect with — and share Christ with — people in that project. The tool the chose: Here’s Life Inner City Boxes of Love.

People from the church went into the forbidding hallways of the projects. They knocked on doors and offered a Box of Love as a gift from the church. They also asked people to complete a community needs survey.

Behind one of the doors was Sarah, a young single mom. She was carrying a baby, and a toddler played nearby. The team went through the survey, and the conversation led to spiritual things. Sarah said she was willing to hear more, so they went through the Gospel as presented in the Would You Like to Know God Personally? booklet. Sarah responded by asking Jesus into her life.

The next week she showed up at the church, and she quickly began to grow in her new faith. Through the loving counsel of mothers at the church, as well as the pastor, she walked away from bad relationships and filled her life with positive influences. She started coming to Wednesday night Bible study and Sunday school, and she got involved in the women’s fellowship ministry.

Sarah had been on public assistance, but after she began growing in her walk with the Lord she determined to be more independent. She enrolled in a local Technical College and made good grades — there was enthusiastic applause when her grades were announced to the congregation in recognition of all positive steps she had taken.

The latest news is that Sarah met a nice young man at church who loves the Lord. They have talked about a future together, a solid family for Sarah and her children.

When Sarah opened the door to receive the Box of Love, she opened the door to a whole new life.