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 It has only happened a few times before. Understand that our preaching spot is quite unique. We hear construction noises, beggars calling out for a coin, lottery vendors telling us of the millions we can win, police cars driving through our listening crowds and tooting their siren, musical groups playing 50 yards away and selling their CDs, buses and taxis driving by, an occasional helicopter overhead, motorized street sweepers passing alongside us and fire trucks racing by with sirens blaring. You would think that a band of open-air evangelists could not be heard amongst all of that commotion, especially when we use no type of amplification.
Granted, sometimes it is a challenge!
But on this particular day, we experienced the 'Holy Hush'. We were singing a new song called, "Who is Jesus to you?" Suddenly I felt the presence of the Holy Spirit in an extraordinary way. "He's here!" I thought. A greater number of people stopped to listen than normally do. When I stood on the box to preach, the air was charged with the presence of God. Everything became silent. Everyone outside our listening audience moved as if in slow motion. I heard nothing but a voice calling out to the people; pleading, reasoning. The voice was mine, but is was as though I was part of the crowd listening to myself. The emotion of the moment was about to overtake me so I called for another song.
No one left. The hush continued over our area. Maritza sang another song and I felt like we were the only ones in the plaza. I was driven back to the box to call the people one more time to abandon their sins and to run to Christ. I called for a public response for those wiling to do so and asked them to place their hands over their hearts. Several did. It is my custom to pray for them by lifting my open eyes toward heaven. When I did so, there was a lady on the second floor of a hotel, standing out on the balcony with her hand on her heart. When my eyes came back down to the crowd, everyone was still there, immobilized by the presence of God.
Reflections of Jacob Bock
AGWM Street Evangelist in Spain
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