Iowa State Fair Parade - August 8

Tony, I, along with my co-worker Chuck went to the Iowa State Fair parade located in downtown Des Moines, IA.  Since there was only the three of us, we split up in different directions.  It was much bigger than I had expected, and I knew even with passing out tracts I couldn't possibly hit everyone. But to me, I'm not interested in reaching every person.  I'm more interested in using those tracts to start some meaningful conversations with people who need to know Christ and to glorify Him with their life. 

It didn't take long to get into conversations and you never really know who you're going to run into.  Of all the thousands of people that were at the parade, the first couple tracts I passed out were to my athiest neighbors.  I never really talked with them before because I knew they had conversations with my other neighbors.  But since the cat was out of the bag I gave it a shot. 

Along the way back to my church where I parked, I ran into all kinds of people with all kinds of beliefs.  Along the way I talked to homosexuals, Catholics, athiests, and a satanist.  I had at least 20 conversations that day.  But the ones that were the hardest, and felt the most pitty for, were the kids.  One question I ask kids is, "Why do people celebrate Easter?"  I have talked to alot of kids since I got saved back in 2003 and not one could answer the question right off the bat.  Even when I bring up Jesus, they still doesn't know.  With all the resources we have in America, bibles, christian websites, churches, pastoral leadership, church app's and commentaries...and you mean to tell me that a 14 year old kid can't tell me why we celebrate Easter?  Something is horrably wrong.  What in the world are churches teaching?  Not the gospel that is for sure. 

The last conversation I had was with a Satanist named Mike who told me when I gave him a tract that he was too bad to be saved.  He even told me of a story when he walked into a church it caught fire.  He went to give the tract back when I told him about the apostle Paul who killed Christians and called himself the chief of sinners.  I also said, "You owe it to yourself to at least read this tract and take a look at the website because it's a long time in eternity if you're wrong."  He said he would, and looked sincere.  I hope he did too. 

It was a great day.  Please consider coming out with us.  The Iowa State Fair is going on now.  You'll never regret it. The only regrets is when I don't go.  Trust me.