Street Stories - A Ringside Seat To Over 4 Decades Of Taking Jesus To The Streets Of The World

“Thanks, but no thanks.” Shirley wasn’t good at taking “no” for an answer. I must say that I felt like she literally hounded me until I broke! I started to think this woman was being extremely pushy. Why did she care if I went to witness on the streets? I soon found out why. I finally told Shirley that I would join her and her group for a short time on the streets. I did not want to be out late and leave Bobby with our little girls even though they were thrilled that Daddy was staying home to play with them while I went out. I told Shirley, “I will go with you this one time, but I am not going to say anything! I will just watch you work.” At the time, I really meant what I was saying. After all, what could I say that would have any value to these streetwise girls? It was a cool fall night as we prepared to go out on Sunset Boulevard, so I put my coat on Bobby noticed that I had pinned a large button on my coat that said, “I Love Jesus.” Being the experienced street witnesser that he had become, he wisely told me that I should remove the button from my coat because I would “scare the ‘fish’ away” when they saw me coming. Being the “submissive” wife that I am, I told him, “No.” (I have sometimes struggled over the years with the “submissive” issue – my spirit is willing, but my flesh is often weak!) I began to take the button off but I really felt in my heart that I should wear it so I did. I could tell that Bobby felt very strongly about this, but he was willing to allow me to learn the hard way! When I stepped out of the van on Sunset Boulevard that night, I was nervous and even a little bit scared. Wearing that “I Love Jesus” button really made me feel self-conscious. I felt bad that I had not honored my husband, but I also felt I was doing the right thing. Although I had all these conflicting thoughts and emotions swirling around, I thought surely between

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