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Hi,
my name is Sue MacNeil. I would like to share with
you how I became a Christian and how God called me to
be a missionary with Open Air Campaigners.
I always wondered
where I would go when I died. I never found the
truth until I was 35 years old. I always thought I could
earn heaven by being a good person. My sister, Ellen,
said one day, "Susan, if you can earn heaven, then
why did Jesus Christ suffer and die?" That question
really made me think and I began to search the Scriptures
for the truth. In 1985 I repented of my sins and trusted
in Jesus Christ as my personal Lord and Savior.
In 1989 I started attending
a Bible-preaching and teaching church. Being in a Bible
study and hearing God's Word taught every Sunday caused
me to grow in my faith.
At this church there
was an evangelist, Eric Briscoe, who was a missionary
with Open Air Campaigners. One Sunday during
church Eric asked the congregation if there was anyone
interested in going into Boston to share their faith
with people on the streets. I found witnessing on the
streets to be scary but very exciting. I did this on
and off for ten years until God called me full time
to this ministry.
In 1999 God told me to
quit my job of 20 years and go to Washington Bible College.
I went for one year and got my Bible Certificate.
Since July of 2000 I have
been on the streets of Boston doing open-air evangelism.
In ministering to adults we paint on a sketchboard
until a crowd gathers. The Gospel is then preached.
If people are interested, I will counsel with them one
on one. I also run a Bible Correspondence School for
people we meet who are interested in learning more about
God in a personal and intimate way. In between Gospel
presentations I hand out tracts and often get to talk
with people.
We have three children's
Bible clubs every week throughout the winter. Also in
the winter, we go down into the subway to preach and
teach God's Word and every ten minutes, with the trains
coming and going, we have a new congregation. We pass
out many tracts in the subway, too.
Hundreds upon hundreds
of unbelievers hear the Gospel preached every day. They
may have never entered the doors of a church. We take
God's command literally to "Go…!" We go where the people
are.
Serving the Savior, Sue MacNeil
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