Sinagra Park in Lakewood - 9/19/09

After John and I were in Kamm's Corner, we went to Sinagra Park in Lakewood. After making a quick stop to pick up John's Celebrity Millions board, we arrived around 1:45. Both my pastor and John have most of the Celebrity Millions on a foam core board that can be set up on an easel (which is what John did). John had to make a quick bathroom run, and while he was gone, someone yelled from their car, "Get out of our town!"

A young man by the name of Ray was sitting in the park having a conversation on his cell phone and he walked in front of the board and inquired about it.



Ray particularly liked the Mr. Bean million, one of which I was able to give him. John asked Ray if he knew any of the ten commandments. John said one of them was, "Thou shall not lie. Have you ever told a lie?"



John continued going through some of the commandments and explained the law and the gospel to Ray.



John asked Ray if he had a Bible at home, and he said he did not. He told Ray that my pastor and I would be here next Friday and to come back and we would have a Bible for him.

John also talked to a man named Tom, who believed in God, but did not accept the Trinity. He told Tom that we have all broken the law and Jesus Christ paid the penalty for our sins. Tom told John that Judaism and Islam don't believe that. Tom told John that those are 2 out of the 3 religions of the west. He also talked about good works. Sounds very similar to a conversation I had yesterday and on Monday with some Jehovah's Witnesses.

Downtown Lakewood is a tough crowd. About half of the tracts John tried to give out were refused. It will be interesting if my pastor does open air preaching here next Friday.