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“Sharing TLIG at the 2024 Detroit Bookfest”

As soon as we learned about this event, the Detroit Bookfest, we applied to the event's organizers.  That was last year, but somehow, we have not received any response since.  So instead, we decided to do the same thing as last year.  We just walked in and stood in between two booths.  This time we took with us a small luggage, filled with the TLIG Volume I intro book, and some small business size cards with the QR codes of the TLIG website.

The weather was very warm, and we were not sure whether we could find a parking spot next to the venue, as the area was super busy.  As we were driving into the parking lot, we prayed to St Anthony for help, and almost immediately found a close spot near the entrance.  Thank you, St Anthony, thank you Jesus for the grace received! 🙂

As we entered the venue, the foot traffic was heavy, so we decided to stand in the middle lane, in a small empty space between 2 booths.  We held out the “TRUE LIFE IN GOD INTRODUCTORY VOLUME 1 book.”, with the beautiful painting of Jesus’ Holy Face, and as people walked past us, we handed out the TLIG cards, while telling each person:  'God loves you and is near you', or 'peace, healing, and love'.  Most people were very friendly, accepting the cards, and saying thank you.  Some just waived their hand, saying no, while others seemed too busy to take anything.  Some gave back the card after seeing Jesus’ picture on the book cover.

Occasionally, there were people who paused and were willing and open to spend time with us, and that gave us an opportunity to read to them a random message from the TLIG Intro book.  One person got a message about healing, one about the Intimate Love of God, and one lady got a message that she could offer her suffering to Jesus.  Each one seemed to be touched by a personal message.

Then, one passerby said he is a theologian, and would check everything out on the TLIG.ORG website.  That was after he heard part of a random message, which he seemed to be very excited about.

Also, there was a middle-aged lady who herself approached us from the back, walking in between the 2 booths where we stood, and asked: "What are you giving out?"  We gave the card, explained about the website, and offered to read a random message.  She accepted and paid very close attention to the reading which was about healing.  Then she said, “I really need that”.  The lady was overjoyed to receive the TLIG Introductory book for free.

Lastly, one young lady, after reading a passage to her and being offered a free TLIG Intro Book, could not believe it was free, she kept asking, are you sure it’s free, we said yes, Jesus says: "freely you have received freely give."

Close to 4PM the flow of the book festival participants was getting slower, so we decided to walk around to visit some of the many book booths.  We recognized some of the same booths and participants from last year.  We found out that we stood 2 booths away from the Satanic comic book booth in the corner.  We remembered that we shared the TLIG card with the person last year, and this year the author accepted it as well.  Some people in the booths wrote the books they promoted.  To a young man at one booth, Jesus gave a random message about “coming back on the path where he was called to be, and back to the church.”

It can be said that sometimes it was a little uncomfortable when the random message came upon a “touchy subject” to be read, but usually the person who listened ‘knew what it is about’, and mostly they were interested to know more.  When the book was given, it was a relief, and we believe Jesus will do the rest.

So, this year, the famous and delicious natural ice cream was the pineapple swirl cone.  And after 4PM the booth was still busy.  The last push for sharing the TLIG books and cards. The people closing their booths we meet were open to hear.   Jesus gave a random message about “Wisdom” to one gentleman, without the mention of any religious terms, whom we later learned to be non-Christian.

Jesus knows very well each of His lambs, and He always feeds them with the right nutritious food!

Thank you, Jesus, for everything, everything, everything!

JL

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