When Cindy started a local preacher asked to speak first.  Cindy yielded to him; he had a booming voice but he was not connecting with the students.  This is often a problem with open-air preachers; they have a strong voice and good enough message, but they fail to connect with an audience. 

        He stopped within 30 minutes and Cindy gradually built an audience of 75.  One agonistic female confronted Cindy.  Afterwards the agnostic sat down next to a boy with whom she seemed to be in relationship.  She admitted to having had many orgasms.  Cindy said, "But these were illegal orgasm."   The hussy replied, "That is why they were so good."

Fresno State Students listen and ponder the call to repentance.

        When I took over the meeting, I told the female you spoke like the foolish, clamorous whore in Proverbs 9:17, who said to the simple man passing by, "Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant."  The stupid man 'knows not that the dead are there; and her guests are in the depths of hell."-Proverbs 9:18.

      The excitement of sin is not so much in the act itself, but in knowing that one is doing something unlawful and thinking that he is getting away with it.  Usually, when the promiscuous people marry, they soon lose the pleasure that their illicit activity brought before marriage because their sexual acts suddenly becomes licit and soon boring, especially when they are not trying to make babies. 

      When Sister Pat preached, a female, who professed to be a Christian, managed to take over the attention of the audience we had gathered.  Pat turned the speaking back to Cindy.  The Christian female managed to maintain the crowds' attention longer than most do.   Cindy, however, persevered and continued preaching despite the lack of evidence that anyone was listening.  This takes real faith on the part of a preacher.  Her faithful persistence paid off as after about 20 minutes students gradually began to gather again around Cindy until she had another sizable audience.  

Time for some feedback from the audience.

I debated with Moslems over the nature of God.  One Moslem could not understand why Jesus had to die on the cross when Allah only has to say, "Be and it is."  This is a phrase frequent found in the Koran.  I explained this is the difference between the Jehovah of the Bible and the Allah of the Koran.  The true God can speak anything material into existence and it is.  However, this only works in the physical realm.  In the moral kingdom, God cannot simply speak and make a man forgiven.  A just God can only forgive on the conditions of repentance and atonement.  Repentance is the work of man and the atonement is the work of God.   The Moslem argued that with God everything is simple. 

Fresno student argues with Sis. Cindy

The God of the Bible governs through great difficulties as a result of man's free will.  Man has the ability to foil God's plans.  In the Moslem religion Allah's will is always done.  In the Christian religion God's will is not usually done in the affairs of men. 

     A modestly dressed Apostolic lady, who had been doing research at the library, entered into the fray on my side.  She succeeded in getting one sinner boy to read aloud Romans 6:23 and another sinner boy to read 2 Timothy 3:16. She had a good spirit; in my experience Apostolics can be contentious when defending their Jesus only doctrine. 

     By 4:30 our audience was divided up into smaller discussion groups so I decided it would be a good time for us to exit.

"Stolen waters are sweet, and bread eaten in secret is pleasant. The stupid man knows not that the dead are there; and her guests are in the depths of hell." -Proverbs 9:18.

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"YOU MAKE OUR JOB EASIER"

March 21, 2013, Fresno State

      Sister Cindy gathered a crowd which varied from 50-75; she spoke for at least 90 minutes.  Meanwhile, the students from the Riverdale Church, which has a Christian school arrived.  They were all dressed modestly wearing their school uniforms.  Cindy turned the meeting over to me.  There was a small group of feminists dressed in black holding signs on the stage next to us.  One sissified male held a sign which said, "End Patriarchy Save Humanity."  I introduced myself as a patriarch.  I said, "You males have been effeminized and emasculated by the

Getting a reaction is a necessary step to gaining the attention of the lost.

feminists.  The feminists do not even want to create a matriarchy since they are not interested in motherhood.  They are completely anti-family and want to establish a queer society."  We had captured the attention of many; the feminists' demonstration was virtually ignored.  I only spoke about 30 minutes because I wanted to give the Riverdale students an opportunity to hear Sister Pat before they had to leave.

      Andre, a student from a Christian fraternity whom I met last year, encouraged me on the sidelines.  "Last year you started conversations that lasted for months.  You make our job easier."  What a contrast to what the Christian leaders on campus usually tell me, which is, "You make our job more difficult."  Andre said we need a student preacher.  I told him about Dean Saxton IV.  I suggested that they bring Dean to the campus.  "Even better, you need to become another Dean and start preaching yourself," I replied.  He knew he should, but he was still reluctant.  He had listened to my exhortation to the Christians yesterday.

Students and faculty from Riverdale Academy (back left) joined in the ministry today.

     Wednesday, I had admonished the CRU guy, Jacob, for interrupting my witness on Tuesday.  At first he was defensive but then apologized.  I heard Jacob talking to another Christian, who was not a student but had minutes before told me that he wanted to preach on campus.  Jacob said to the aspiring preacher, "I have learned this week that we need to be bolder if we are going to gain the attention of the student body."  I was encouraged to hear this because on Tuesday he had wanted me to move to another location so as I would not interfere with the planned CRU outreach.  Yesterday, Josh listened as I spoke from Proverbs, "The wicked flee when no man pursues but the righteous are as bold as a lion."

 

The righteous are as bold as a lion...

   I called Josh over to affirm to me what he had said to the aspiring preacher.  He also sat in on my challenge to the Christian students yesterday.  I have a lot of hope for Josh he is already bolder than most Campus Crusaders.  Pray that he will be able to withstand the opposition he will incur even within his organization if he becomes more confrontational.  Jacob was only converted a year ago out of militant atheism.

...the wicked flee when no man pursues.  Proverbs 28:1

Later in the week we were encouraged as more of the student Christians came out of their holes to stand for the Gospel.

     Our ministry this week was primarily to the Christian community on campus.  I think there is potential for a revival at Fresno State, which will be on Spring Break next week; hopefully the fire we have kindled will continue burning after the week's break.  The devil works much devastation during what used to be called Easter Break.  Friday will be a travel day; we plan on reaching Flagstaff, AZ, by night.   Cindy and Sister Pat will by flying to MI to pick up a Mercury Grand Marquis, which has been donated to the ministry.  Then they will return home.  I will preach next week at Texas Tech.        

We left Fresno State today hoping for revival. Pray for all who heard, and the Christians who were stirred to action.