All I can say is "Wow!!!" Today has been absolutely insane.
It all started out with a phone call from a young man asking me to pray for him regarding his co-workers. I asked him if he had ever asked Jesus is his heart and where his relationship with God was now. He told me he was saved but struggling a little. I prayed for him and encouraged him to get in fellowship and read his bible so he could be the man of God the Lord wanted to use to lead his co-workers to..."
"Patrick entered the store and went straight to the Spirit and Truth case in the front of the store. I greeted him and asked if he had been in the store before, he said no, so I told him we were all...”
"Chantal brought her boyfriend Fernando into the store on Friday the 13th. I came up to them and asked if they had been in the store. They both told me they had never been in a C28 but were familiar...”
"Two girls came in to the store looking for a job and asked for an application. I directed them to the website. But before they could leave I asked if they had every been in the store before and if...”
"I had just come back from my break and Daniel was ready to check out. I was asking questions as I was scanning his items. "Have you been here before? Do you know what we are all about? Are you a...”
"Jamie and Jared came in the store just to kill time and look around a little bit. They had never been in our store before. Jamie said that she was a christian but she hadn't been to church or read...”
Juan came in the store looking for a plain green shirt. We didn't have anything he was looking for so he started to leave. I asked if he had been in the store before. He had not. I told him what our...”
"At the end of the interview, Adam asked me if I could pray for him, specifically regarding employment. I could tell in his eyes that he had been hurting. He shared how he had not worked for 7 months...”
"Daniel' came in the store and I greeted him. He had been in our store before but he didn't know anything about it. I showed him the 'Hope Hold' shirt and explained how he can have hope in God...”
"Janalee, Stephanie and Genesis walked in and went straight for the 4/$40 table. I greeted them and told them about our store. They said they grew up with a "religious" family background but didn't...”
"Jaclyn came in the store, I was showing her the Deal of the Day shirt and talking to her. She seemed to know we were a christian store and said she had been in before. I let her shop and went back...”
"Jake walked in the store with two of his buddies. I started talking to them about their bands and music. They had Slayer shirts on. I asked them if they had ever been into C28 and they said yeah...”
"Javier and Hector are 15 years old, and today was the first time they came into C28. I explained the store to them, and got them excited about our messege! As they were walking around, I kept...”
Tim came in with his friend Chris who had been in the store before. It was Tim's first time in the store. I was talking to both of them about the store and the meaning of it. I asked them what they...”
"Monique came into the store not knowing that we were a Christian store. She admired the shirts and began to tell me how God had brought her in for a reason. She used to go to church, but let it go...”
"Praise God as over 30 kids prayed to receive Christ, 15 for the first time, at Valley Baptist Church in San Rafael, CA. Bill was invited to share his testimony at thier monthly youth event. Tasha...”
"Ben came into the store for his first time and had a really bad attitude. His attitude became worse when he found out we were a Christian store. He was raised "religious" but was thrown into foster...”
"Dear Brothers and Sisters in the Lord, By the Lord's grace I was invited yesterday to speak with 45 "at risk" kids ages 10-18. The kids had actually been taken away from their homes by the state...”
"(Willie is a former Santa Ana employee who is representing C28/NOTW and his church Praise Chapel in Europe for the next 18 months sharing the gospel)
Tuesday November 4th 2008-He writes:
"I was...”
"I was leaving for the bank run and Jessica was sitting on a nearby chair provided by the mall. She asked what time the store was opening, I smiled and told her at 10am, not too much longer. As I...”
"Keisha, an extremely dedicated customer, came into C28 with her 2 friends. One friend was saved and his younger brother wasn't. Keisha and the older brother brought Tony, the younger one, in for the...”
"Santa Ana had a salvation and his name is Ted (Teddy). He is 19. When he first came into the store he seemed lost and searching for something. I approached him and we started talking about his...”
"I observed a teen girl looking at the "Canvas" shirts and approached to tell her about the program. In the conversation, she mentioned that she had a difficult home life. She appeared sad. I asked...”
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Alisha and her brother were walking by the store and I invited them in. Alisha said that she was actually looking for a new halloween costume and I told her that we didn't really have any but we...”
"Stephanie was interviewing for a job when Tasha asked her to share the Gospel. She said she was somewhat religious but didn't know what the Gospel was. Being concerned about her faith, Tasha asked...”
"At a C28 fashion show that we were running, the speaker had an altar call where about 30 people gave their lives to Christ. After the altar call, people were just hanging out and four guys walked up...”
"Just wanted to tell you an awesome story about a girl who came up to the booth at the Phil Wickham event.. Amber, who looked to be about 15, came up to me smoking a cigarette. She asked what the...”
"Cory came in completely in a bad mood and very "stand-offish". I kept trying to help him and talk to him, but I wasn't really getting anywhere. I was about to ask someone else to go help him, in...”
"Josh came into the store for the first time ever! I told him about who we were and what our mission statement was. He was kind of intrigued so I kept talking. He told me how he just recently got out...”
"It was Tony's first week out on probation and he was shopping for his daughter that he hadn't seen in 4 1/2 years because he had been in prison. I began asking him questions relating to him having...”
"Josh walked in after recently having tried committing suicide (his wrist was bandaged up). He began telling me about his reasoning behind God not loving him because of the cards that had been dealt...”
"Maria (17), Rigo(15) and Jazmin(14) all came into the store together. Rigo was wearing our Lion Fresh shirt. Maria had the frankie shirt in her hand, along with the new" Splatter" T-shirt. They were...”
"Oscar, Jessica and Angela came into the store looking for a job. Oscar shared that he needed a job because his girlfriend, Jessica, was going to have a baby in 3 months. I asked if I could pray for...”
"Carl came in and I asked him if he knew what our store was about. I explained to him that we are all about Jesus. He said that was what he found interesting, and I asked him if he were to die...”
"Alex came in with his girlfriend and son. I began helping him find a shirt that would fit his style and went on to explain the shirt that I picked. He wanted something simple, so I got him the "Edgy...”
"J.G. was at the edge of the entrance of our store and I could see that he liked our clothing but he was ready to split. I stopped him before he could go and gave him a tour of the store. In between...”
"The girls came into the store and I started to show them the inner beauty shirt. I asked if they had been in the store before and they all replied yes. I asked if they were Christians. They again...”
"I had talked to Karlan a number of times before he got saved. He was very set on his beliefs in reincarnation, the big bang theory, and things such as that. The last time that he was in the store, I...”
"Cameron came in with a few buddies and I sold them all some hats. At the end of the transaction, when I asked if I could pray, Cameron gave me a weird look, so I asked him if he had ever prayed...”
Liannias came in with her friend for the first time. Liannisa said she didnt go to church so I asked her what she thought about Jesus. She didn't really have an answer. So I started talking to her...”
"Rosina came in with a friend, who has been in here before. She was visting from South Dakota for the weekend. We started talking then I asked here what she thought about Jesus. She really didnt...”