Thursday, April 17, 2008, fifty-one staff and students from Hartland were deployed onto the battlefield of Washington, D.C. to share truth-filled literature with those attending Pope Benedict XVI’s mass at the Nationals Park Stadium. An estimated 14,000 copies of Last Generation’s special issue “Back to Basics” were distributed.
As I was handing out magazines, I noticed a lady who looked rather unhappy.
“Ma’am,” I smiled, “here’s a gift for you!” She walked away, trying to ignore me, so I added, “It’s free!” Then she said, “You know what? This is free, too!” And she threw her bottle of water in my face. As I continued handing out magazines, water dripping down my face, people looked at me like I was crazy. But I remembered what Jesus said: “Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you…. Rejoice and be exceeding glad, for great is your reward in heaven.” Matthew 5:11,12. I thank God for that experience because He is preparing me for something greater.
I used to be Catholic. As I watched all the Catholics coming out after mass, it really hit me that this might be their last chance to have the truth. This made me even more intent on getting it out to them.
My favorite experience was when I met a Catholic priest. He came up to me and excitedly asked me if I would take his tract. Glancing down, I saw a pocket-sized tract on Mary. I answered, “Sir, I will take your literature if you take mine.” He gladly accepted, and we parted ways with a big smile, both of us thinking that we had gotten a piece of literature to a soul in need.
Please pray for the literature that was handed out. People are reading those books and magazines, and their lives are being impacted. In Revelation 14, John saw the everlasting gospel going to every nation, kindred, tongue, and people. On April 17 it started in Washington, D.C., but by God’s grace it will spread much farther.
