Preaching: Canadian Mardi Gras!

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Written by Sean Payne ( http://www.seanpayne.net)

Hello all this is the account of the preaching done on Saturday June 23rd, 2007:

I went down to gore park and began to preach to the heathen. There were about twenty in the crowd. I preached quickly to them, because the bus came much sooner than expected. I gave out some tracts afterwards. Then I talked with some of the contacts. One of them is a catholic and he defined being born again as being baptized as an infant. He wouldn't take a tract. Please pray for his lost soul!

I went to the other side of gore park and preached again. There were about twenty on/off in the crowd. As soon as I began the preaching two women stood up and began to walk away. It appeared as though they threw a stone of some sort at me ( I may be mistaken) and it also appeared as if the one wanted to push me off the preaching box. So in otherwords please pray for those two women.

While I preached a man from the crowd walked right up to me and said I will listen to you if you will listen to me. From here on it became more of a 1on1 conversation, but those close by could still hear. This man's name is Jordan. He refused to accept that Jesus is the only Way to salvation. He seemed to struggle with the fact that he is a bad person. We spoke a fair amount afterwards, please pray for his lost soul! Some tracts were taken from the rest of the crowd and I was able to buy a homeless man contact a drink. ( His name is Thomas, please pray for his salvation.) A comment I received from a man from the crowd was that I shouldn't be preaching in the streets, but in a church. I explained to him that is says go into the world, not bring the world to you. I then went on my bus and went home and was finished for the night...or so I thought.


After I went home I phoned one of my friends. He reminded me that there was a Mardi Gras going on downtown at Hess. (a street full of bars) My friend ended up driving me down there, but he left after dropping me off.
There were many people! So many of them were drinking alcohol and of course many of them were wearing beads. First thing I did was went up to all the police officers and asked them if it would be ok for me to preach down here. They said yes, but that I might be punched in the face, but I said that would be ok.
I found a good spot to preach (up 3 stairs on the corner) and thus I began to preach. There were many hearers, perhaps forty or so. While I preached one woman from the crowd began to murmur: "Do the magic man, do the magic!" (She used to know me when I used to perform "magic tricks.") She kept grabbing at my arm, but I mostly ignored her and continued to preach. This first crowd took some tracts and there was some discussion afterwards.

The second time I went to preach; I went further into the "party." I found what seemed to be a good spot and as I began to preach the store owner came out and told me to move. I moved to the sidewalk and continued. (I thanked him for telling me) It was difficult to speak loud for all the people to hear, but I would suppose twenty or so heard this time. (otherwise maybe one-hundred or more would have heard) Many of them took out their cell phones and recorded me and took pictures. I was told that I was brave for doing this. They took some tracts as well and one woman had her picture taken with me. (I tried to refuse, but to no success)

The third time I preached was the most interesting of all.
As I preached (there were about fifty or so) one man interrupted me. He said he was a believer or something to that extend. I then asked him why he was wearing beads and I told him to avoid all appearance of evil. He became furious! He said: "Who are you to judge me?" Then he began to curse and yell. He was yelling very loudly telling me to "be quiet." His yelling seemed to attract more people and get the people more interested. I referred to his cursing and told the people how it was sin.

Matthew 12:36
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

I then spoke about how hatred is murder.

1 John 3:15
Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

This man continued to yell and eventually the police came. They just observed. This man's girlfriend was holding him back from charging at me. Please pray for this man!

I continued to preach to this crowd and one man told me to speak up. I spoke up and spoke with all my heart. It was almost strange for I do not think I ever did speak with this much passion.

After the third time preaching I went deeper into Hess and one man began to talk to me. He asked me some spirtual questions and took a tract from me; he said he would read it when he was sober.

I went back to the corner and preached the 4th and final time. (There were about fourty people this time) As I preached people people were saying that I should flash them. Some attempted to put beads around my neck. One woman came up to me and attempted to hug me. Nonetheless I exhausted the rest of the voice I had left until I thought it well to conclude.

Afterwards I took a cab home, he asked me if I was able to see much nudity at the mardi gras. I told him how that was wrong and how lust was adultery. Halfway through the ride home he told me that there was a flat rate of eighteen dollars. How delightful! (Sarcasm) Nonetheless it was a well oppurtunity to give this man a tract after he drove me home.

All in all it was a very interesting night. Please pray for all the hearers and that God would use all the tracts that were given out. Let God be given all the glory!


Before I did go down to Mardi Gras I was very fearful. I had many images of getting bottles thrown at me, of attack and even of death.

Philippians 1:21
For to me to live is Christ, and to die is gain.

I prayed much over the fear, but I knew this, to live is Christ and to die is gain! Fear of persecution should never prevent the preaching of the gospel. Jesus Christ deserves the reward of His suffering!

If I didn't go and tell those heathen that night, who else would have?


Are you letting fear of persecution prevent you from preaching the gospel?

Imagine what shame you will have at the judgement seat of Christ, what lost oppurtunities, how much more you could have done for the Lord?

REPENT! REPENT! Repent and obey! On your knees to prayer!

Do it now! Stop wasting time, and begin to redeem it!

Colossians 4:5
Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.
Be not ashamed!


Romans 1:16
For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.

2 Timothy 1:8
Be not thou therefore ashamed of the testimony of our Lord, nor of me his prisoner: but be thou partaker of the afflictions of the gospel according to the power of God;