Well, seeing as we have never done this before, we didn't know what to expect! Amanda told us that she never requests where our booth is as she allows God to pick our spot. We are on the edge of the convention center towards the front and have a corner booth. On our one side there's "Zombie Portraits"(what that has to do with porn, I am not exactly sure, but ya' know sex sells...just about anything!) and across the aisle is the Psychic Lillyanna...FULLY dressed I might add. There is nothing directly in front of us. This happens to make me very excited...should we expect anything less when God puts things together?! There is an interesting booth down a little ways called "Love Bumpers"...definitely don't want to look that way, so I keep right on going with my eyes whenever I am on that side. At one point last night Mike laughed out loud because all he saw were feet sticking up in the air at that booth! I guess maybe you have to be here to understand that one!!
I can't get over how nice people are here! Mike and I have done a few street ministries, which this reminds me of, and I can't get over the response. I have never had so many people actually thank me for handing them a Bible! Of course, you still have those that won't look you in the eyes because they don't want you to hand them anything, you also have those that say, "No thank you" and then you have a few that hand it back once they find out what it is! But they are even polite with rejections...at least so far!
I am struggling with whether this is enough. Is it enough to simply hand them God's word and send them on their merry way? In my own human flesh, it just doesn't seem right. However, God reminded of His promise that His word is sufficient. He is all they need and if they are truly searching for Him; they will find Him. I pray they will have their "Jesus Loves Porn Stars" Bible handy when they are finally ready to make that decision! I am also reminded that this is God's work...not mine (silly me)! He is working in and through the people that we meet in ways that I cannot even fathom.
God has also reminded me that I need to be doing more with the relationships and community I have back home. Maybe I am feeling slightly disappointed with this because I am not doing enough with my daily walk with Him. I have really felt the need since being here to start a strip club ministry. We'll see how this progresses during the week!
Overall, I could not have asked for anything more. The night was slow, we were able to ease into things, we don't have a lot to look at (Hallelujah!) and we are bonding as a team. In the end...praising God that He is who He says He is, that He will never change, that we can rely on Him to carry all our burdens (no matter how insignificant we may feel they are) and that HE IS ALL THEY NEED!
Thank you for your continued prayers,
~Rachel
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