Sin Kills! Let's look at the big picture folks. Please don't be so enamored with the follies of sin that you get TRAPPED. Sin may look pretty good but it can really catch you by surprise if you are not careful.
I am preparing to leave on a 3+ week long college campus tour and I am excited to be able to preach to the future Mommies and Daddies, law makers, plumbers, and teachers, etc of our nation. Universities for the most part are not teaching about Jesus if you haven’t noticed. And sadly many Christians on the campuses are not living out and sharing the full counsel of God. But our prayer is that many will repent and many will come to a saving relationship with Jesus as the Lord of their lives.
If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land. 2 Chronicles 7:14
Please, and I really ask with a real desperation, please ask Jesus for people to hear the Gospel, forsake their sins, and make Jesus the Lord of their lives. May the Holy Spirit draw sinners to Christ. Pray for us as ambassadors of the Lord most high to be Spirit filled and Christ like. Pray for Godly sorrow in these students hearts. And please pray for God to be honored.
Here is a list of Campuses I am in prayer about visiting:
University of Idaho
Washington State University
Seattle State University
Portland State University
University of Oregon
Oregon State University
Southern Oregon University
University of Nevada Reno
University of Nevada Las Vegas
Northern Arizona University
Arizona State University
University of Arizona
New Mexico State University
University of New Mexico
others TBD
Lord willing I will meet up with other Christians to hand out tracts, witness, sing, and preach. The harvest truly is plentiful and laborers are few. Thankfully I hope to join up with other people…and I know that the highways and hedges will be full of lost souls to witness to.
Recently I received an update from evangelist Mark Cahill and I loved the quote that it had at the bottom of the update and found it to be so encouraging:
“…I had a guy walk up to me in an airport and say, “You were just walking around looking for someone to witness to weren’t you?” I didn’t know it was that obvious!! “
Brethren, when you are driven to win souls and the world around you has grown dim, I believe this is the mode that the soul winner is in. May we all be in a prayerful state that keeps us reaching out to the lost with the Good News, and in love sharing the cure for our sinful disease. May this observation and encouragement that Mr. Cahill received be an encouragement to us all.
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A week and a half ago I went into the Doctor for a random check up I ended up failing the stress test that he gave me with flying colors. The same day of failing the test I had an emergency visit to the cardiologist and had to have an angiogram done. The cardiologist put a stent into my artery. When arteries are clogged up to the point of blood not being able to flow thru them then heart attacks occur. Evidently I have a couple more arteries that aren’t doing so great but medication will hopefully open those up and get me heading down the road of good health soon enough, if the Lord wills. It all happened really fast and by God’s grace I am here today to give all glory to my Saviour for giving me more time here on this beautiful planet, being able to spend more time with my family, and more time to share Good News. Life is precious and I am thankful for this bit of an extension on mine.
btw, If you can help out financially for me to venture out onto these campuses for the next few weeks it is greatly appreciated and needed. Any amount helps. I understand many people have other responsibilities that will not allow them to travel or do what I do full time. So you helping our ministry financially is a ministry in and of itself. For those of you that are already helping, thank you soooooooo very much. If you can’t help out financially please keep helping by praying. We just want to serve our King with this type of ministry and you coming along side us is absolutely encouraging! You can email us to find out our personal address or contribute through Paypal or the contribute link at the top of the page. Again, thank you all for your support, may the Lord be blessed.
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In His grip,
Shawn Holes and family
