The Power of Love: Evangelism

Strength to Strength Sisters welcomed Faith Zook to discuss practical evangelism.

When was the last time I had a conversation with a total stranger? Does talking to the ungodly around us make me feel uncomfortable or do I feel energized by these conversations?

In this talk, Faith will show through humor and stories how we can have the confidence to talk to others about the hope that lies within us. Maybe you will be able to relate to her stories and get new ideas for the neighbors in your life.

This talk is based on the Biblical account of Jesus meeting the Samaritan woman at the well. Jesus meets this sinful woman in an ordinary situation, asks her probing questions, and ends up saving this woman and her friends. It is an amazing story of the power of love to overcome defenses people put up, while giving us an example of how we also can witness to others.

A few ideas will be given in this talk about talking to strangers, being comfortable with the uncomfortable, and pushing conversations into deeper places when given opportunity. Our quiet lives of Christian love are a powerful testimony to those around us, but sometimes our neighbors also need words to be spoken. Our goal is to get those around us to ask the question of whom we speak, “Is not this the Christ?”

An interactive question-and-answer period follows.

Faith is a homeschooling mother of seven children – three boys and four girls. She also does in-home babysitting, and currently watches two 2-year old children full time. She is a pastor’s wife and member of Hampden Mennonite Church, Baltimore City, Maryland. Faith and her husband, Nathan, have a heart for city missions. Faith has lived in cities for the past 25 years. Faith has her college degree in biology and secondary education, and her M.S. degree in Biological Sciences.

Faith tutors online college students in biology and chemistry for Pellissippi State Community College. Faith’s hobby is playing the cello, and she teaches private cello and piano lessons in her home. She currently plays cello in the Johns Hopkins Symphony Orchestra, Baltimore City, Maryland. She enjoys taking long walks with family and friends. The family currently resides in the Guilford neighborhood of Baltimore City, Maryland.