Preaching is Foolish. Or is it?

Last week I had the pleasure of documenting an interesting ministry to NYC. Passengers of the Staten Island Ferry are probably already aware, but Michael and his wife are there telling folks that God loves them. Monday through Friday during the early morning rush hour Mike rides back and forth between Staten Island and Manhattan on the ferry. After about 4 hours when the SIF rush hour ends, they take their message of God’s love (much shorter for the 2 minute ride) onto the Shuttle subway. It was really interesting. I observed them and quietly took a few photographs. Because they’ve been doing this for over a year, the regular rush hour commuters are use to them and many call Mike “Pastor”. He can tell you story after story about people who have come to trust them and have asked for prayer, have been encouraged by the gentle consistency of this ministry. People have given their hearts to Jesus. People’s marriages have been turned around. People have been set free from secret addictive habits…….. The stories are powerful. These photographs are my attempt to capture just a measure of what God is doing through this ministry. The day that I came, there were students visiting from Timberline Lodge Bible College in Colorado. They sang and shared their own amazing stories.

The ministry is called Christ The LORD Evangelistic Association.

“For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness…..so it pleased God through the foolishness of preaching to save them which believe.” I Corinthians 1:18a, 21b

So anyway, through the foolishness of preaching, God is touching people’s hearts and lives and making a difference in NYC one sweet soul at a time…..

(these are my shoes reflected in some cool 360 deg mirrored thingy)