Tim Parrow May 2009 Report

Dear Pastor and Brethren:

Evangelistic Efforts!

The last Sunday of May the Lord gave me a great opportunity to speak of Christ to ten people, eight Latinos, one bilingual American, and one English speaking American over a four hour period. At one o’clock on Sunday afternoon I entered the jail and went to the cell block called Bull #2. There I called for Alfredo who was in bed sleeping (the inmates stay up all night long and sleep during the daylight hours). He got up and we began to talk about the Lord. During the course of the session with him, I introduced the Spanish hymn known as “At Calvary” in English. Somewhere along the middle of the first verse the entire cell block quieted down and someone shut off the radio and everyone in Bull #2 began listening to me sing in Spanish. Alfredo wasn’t singing because it was the first time he had ever seen a hymn and didn’t know the melody. About the third verse into the hymn I began to notice that the other English speaking men in the cell with him (about ten of them) were humming the melody along with Alfredo and me and joining in with the singing at the Spanish words “...al Salvador.” Then someone asked me to sing it in English and so I sang one verse from memory in English and they all tried to sing it with me. When all was done, one of the American guys came up to the bars and said to me “God bless you!” Brethren, I have never had a jail inmate wish the blessings of God upon me, but its seems to me that the Holy Spirit of God used me to be a blessing to them. That is the first time I have ever had a group of admittedly wicked men show so much respect for the worship of the Lord. During that two hour session, I dealt specifically with Alfredo, Tim - an American, and Garrett - a bilingual American skeptic and left literature with them all. Then I went down to the jail annex and dealt with Victor Cortez who was under great anguish of soul for the sinful life he had been living. Victor told me he hadn’t eaten for three days, and he certainly hadn’t taken a bath. I spoke very carefully with Victor because he has a Pentecostal background and directed him to see that his sinful life was offensive to God and that he needed to turn from his sin and trust in the Lord for salvation. I left him still somewhat suffering but also somewhat relieved as I pointed him to the Savior, and he thanked me for coming to visit him. Finally at four o’clock, I left the jail and went to the hospital to make a visit on a Mexican man, Mario, who was recovering from an appendectomy. His wife and her friend and three children were there visiting, and I talked to them of the Lord and gave them literature and had prayer with them. I arrived home a little after five o’clock with just enough time to eat a little supper and get ready for our evening service. We covet your prayers that the Lord might meet the spiritual needs of Victor, Alfredo, Mario, Elvira, Maribel, Joana, Garrett, and Tim.

By His grace and in gratitude,

Tim & Roxanne Parrow

II Tim. 1:7