One Saturday, we went outreaching with graffiti shirts, extra large white t-shirts with a single question like, "Who/What is God?" or "What is love?" and we asked people walking by to write their answers on the shirts. My partner was wearing a shirt that said, "What is sin?" and we randomly approached one man and asked if he'd like to take part in a one-question survey.
"What's the question, 'Do Iknow where I'm spending the rest of eternity?'"
"No, the question is 'What is sin?'"
"What church are you from?"
"We're with an organization called Campus Crusade for Christ."
"(calls to his wife) Honey, remember that time we were approached by Campus Crusaders in Santa Monica? (to us) Why did you pick me? Do I look like someone who needs saving?!"
"No...we're just asking random people. But would you like to participate in the survey?"
"We're Catholic. We go every week. We have a pretty good idea of what it is."
"Would you like to sign the shirt?"
"Sure..."
"Thanks, have a great day!"
Even though we didn't have much of a conversation with him, it was still really cool to see how God was pursuing him whether he liked it or not. One of the verses that we keep going back to is I Corinthians 3:6 "I [Paul] planted the seed, Apollos watered it, but God made it grow," and it's a humble reminder that we're only one part of the process as God draws people to him.
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