My First Evangelism Encounter

The first time I ever knowingly did evangelism is when I answered telephones for the Billy Graham Crusade.

When Billy Graham came on TV, there was an 800-number that was on the bottom of the screen.

I was one who answered the phones that night.

I remember being nervous and anxious.

I did not want my phone to ring, even though I knew it was going to ring.

I was scared out of my mind.

I can’t do evangelism.

It wasn’t even 8:00 when booth number 1, which was opposite me, was already on the telephone 3 minutes before 8.

I’m remember panicking.   “How could that happen? Billy Graham is  not even on TV.”

I listened in on the conversation.

The counselor was comparing Jesus with Buddha and Mohammed.

The panic rises up my back.

I’m thinking, “Oh, God. I cannot do this. I’m only 18 years old.”

I was afraid because I didn’t have all the answers to all the possible questions I suddenly imagined coming my way faster than hail falling during a thuderstorm.

Evangelism Fears paralyze us

I hadn’t  memorized the 3-day seminar on apologetics between major religions.

I had only been a Christian for a few years.

I already felt clumsy with the material Billy Graham’s organization had already given me.

I was a disaster waiting to happen.

I overcame my fears

Since that day, I’ve learned a lot about how to communicate my faith without feeling awful, scared, or even obnoxious.

Faith sharing conversations have come naturally now once I learned a few principles of evangelism.

Evangelism can be as normal as breathing.

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