Battle Log

The Battle Log is the place where reports from each of the Operation 513 evangelism teams are posted.

It gives you a brief idea about what occurred during the outreach and some of the highlights.

Even though there is not a report from each team on the Battle Log every week, all these teams do meet according to the schedule (usually weekly).

So please keep them in prayer and consider joining one if it is in your area.

Christchurch (NZ) Team

It’s the end of a busy week, and I’m looking forward to a rest.  But it’s been an amazing week, filled with interesting gospel conversations.

 

This week I was on the streets on Saturday in Riccarton, and on Sunday (today) in the city.  It was so wonderful having Angelique and her daughter, Eliza, from my church join me for the Sunday outreach!

 

And what a busy outreach it was.  I had only just finished setting up my flipchart – I hadn’t even had a chance to pray, and suddenly four guys had approached the flipchart, curious about what it was about.  I was straight into my first gospel conversation.

 

Early on, one of the guys mentioned he believed in his Māori gods (on Friday, we had a national holiday called Matariki), and so, taking note of that, I was careful to explain how all people know about the true God (through logic) - the tactic being to help them realise this is not a ‘white man’s’ religion that I’m talking about.  The tactic seemed to work well.

 

The guys followed along with the presentation, very engaged and processing well.  It’s impossible to avoid the logic of it.  But, for now, it was too much.  One of them in particular started to voice his rejection of the gospel, and it didn’t take long for the others to follow suit.  But I was able to continue engaging and explaining why people reject plain truth: our sin nature.

 

Eventually, it became too much for the guy, and he backed off and disengaged.  His friends left with him.  But it had been a wonderful chat, because gospel seed had been sown.  No chat is in vain!

 

But what was interesting was that, by this stage, Angelique and Eliza were watching as part of the ‘crowd’, and a crowd draws a crowd, so a man of Chinese descent had stopped to listen to the conversation too.  When the four guys moved on, he stayed to talk.

 

He said his English wasn’t good, but it was certainly good enough for me to now be able to share the gospel with him.  He stayed for about ten minutes of conversation before he, too, decided to disengage.  He wasn’t willing to take a gospel tract, but he had heard the gospel!

 

I finally had a chance to talk with Angelique.  And it was at this moment I realised how cold it was in the shady spot I was in.  We decided to cross Colmbo street to get into the sun on the other side.

 

Instantly, I was into my next conversation.  A young couple stopped, attracted by the flipchart.  He was very interested, but she stood back at a distance, not willing to get involved.

 

I was able to work this guy through the flip chart, into the check questions.  He failed my first check (sin again).  But that led to a click moment.  I could tell because he asked the classic question: “But someone could think they can now do whatever they want?”  So I segued into the fireman check, which helped him to balance the tension in the gospel.

 

I continued with the checks.  He got the ‘2 things’ check wrong as well, but again, it just served to deepen his understanding.

 

It was a textbook chat.  I pointed him to John in the Bible and left him with a tract by which he could get in touch if he wanted.

 

Before I had a chance to take another breath, another group of 3 had stopped to talk.  I was feeling exhausted!  But I’m not complaining.  I engaged them as best as I could.  And then I had a short moment to take that breath!  I checked the time; one and a quarter hours had blown past.

 

It was at this point that Angelique and Eliza had to go.  But as soon as they had, I was straight into another chat!  The 2 young ladies had never considered the questions I was asking, and I got a mixture of reactions, from discomfort to laughter.  One of them left with a tract; the other refused.

 

It was now 3 pm.  I was tired, and so I quickly shut down my flipchart before someone else would come up to talk.  (That’s a very odd thing to write for someone who loves talking to people about Jesus, but I guess we all have physical, mental and spiritual limits.)

 

I guess the key is a bigger team.  The harvest is ripe, and the labourers are few.  Again, I was so encouraged by Angelique and Eliza joining me.  I think they came as a direct result of one of the elders of my church leading an evangelism training session with me for our church.  I’m very very grateful for that.  I love my local church!

 

Can I encourage you to join me in this spiritual harvest at a local street corner near you?  I know it can be daunting, but a wonderful mission like this starts with a single outreach and an outstretched arm offering a gospel tract.  God is with us.

 

Saturday’s outreach was also amazing.  It was slow initially (I had a chance to snap a couple of shots for this report), but then it got busy.  2 chats in particular stand out in my thinking.

 

The first was a wonderful chat with a young man from mainland China.  He said he was an atheist, but I could tell he had been deeply impacted by the gospel that I shared with him.  He was interested in my church, which I invited him to.  He left with tracts and a copy of John.

 

And then I had a wonderful follow-up chat.  It was with a young German exchange student whom I had talked to a couple of months prior at the same spot.  He had been impacted enough by our first chat that he had been in touch via a social media private messenger so we could continue the conversation.

 

So it was great to be able to follow up in person.  He is heading back to Germany in a week - so it’s the last time I’ll see him (probably).  I was able to invest wisdom regarding how to walk as a Christian in a hostile world.  Top of my list was that he find a good local church once he gets home.  We ended the chat with a hug.  God, please protect him, save him, and grow him for your glory!

 

I had some wonderful chats online this week too.

 

I managed to share the gospel with a streamer again (I’ve got no idea how many were listening to his stream, but it just shows how easy it is to spread the gospel far and wide today!)

 

And I had a wonderful 30-minute conversation with a Muslim man from Libya.  He had very little English, but by using modern translation tools, we were able to communicate.  It was clear that his worldview was very sheltered - he had never been in touch with the gospel.  I was able to ask gentle, challenging questions throughout the conversation, and it was wonderful seeing his broken reasoning engaging with true logic - I could read it on his face.  I was able to share the gospel, but I can tell he has some processing to do – or God can use it to convert him in an instant.  But I marvel at the ability we have for communication.  God uses all things for good.

 

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Battle Log of Operation 513 at Sunnybank on Wednesday July 8th 2026 from 1030-1130

Today was a inter-parachurch day with team from Joyce Meyer, Jason and Sue, Johnny and Hung from OPN 513 but individually from Sherwood Methodist and Christ's Family Church respectively and finally Peace Xu my ex CFSC members and Kairos graduate now attending SIC much nearer to her relocated home from Northlake to Sunnybank.

It was an amazing grace experience for people from different Christian church and denominational background but we just serve the one same Christ and share the same one gospel to people that God has brought forth to us to minister.

Every team members all got very friendly long chat. This is extremely helpful for those fresh compatriot in street outreach like Sue and Peace. They all felt the presence and strength of God empowering them to do something that they may not think possible in their own force.

To me, it is a special Cantonese divine encounters, I consecutively was led up to chat with people who are Cantonese speaking whom actually are all Mandarin speaking peopled but all had lived in HKG for a long while getting used to speak Cantonese. They themself or their parents are from Mainland Chuna as such they are non-religious. But they all appeared open and receptive to the gospel.

I also once teamed up with Peace to chat with a Filipino Christian who very rarely have 100% assurance of salvation despite she was of Catholic background.

It was a day of harvest and all glory to God.

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Christchurch (NZ) Team

We were on the streets of Christchurch for outreach, 4 days this week.  On Tuesday afternoon, Roger and Graeme were in Riccarton.  On Thursday afternoon, Andy & I were in Riccarton.  On Friday afternoon, Roger, Andy & I were in the City.  And on Saturday lunchtime, Corin & I were in Riccarton.

 

Roger gave me some details of their time on Tuesday.  What I remember is that a guy Roger was talking to made the comment, “You know, you guys really make some sense”.

 

Yes, the gospel makes complete sense, but people try to drown it with complexity and absurdity.  Why?  It’s because of our nature, which loves sin and so hates God.  It’s not that it doesn’t make sense; it’s just that we don’t like it (with that nature)!  So, why do we bother?  Because God is merciful, and changes hearts, giving us a new nature.  And the means he uses to do that is weak people like us, through our feeble prayers and our basic, yet logical, reasoning with people about the truth.  By his spirit, the simple gospel message is the power of God for salvation.  Only when God convicts and changes a heart will it truly make sense to anyone.  And so we persist because God is seeking and saving the lost for his glory.

 

On Thursday, I turned up to the outreach spot, and Andy was already there and already in a chat (pictured).  I didn’t wait for him and got straight to work.  It was a very busy afternoon of outreach for both of us.

 

I went around the corner to start my usual loop.  And it took me an hour to complete that first loop (due to all the interesting chats I got into on the way)!  And then it took me 30 minutes to complete my second loop.

 

My first chat was with 3 guys from Japan.  There was a bit of a language barrier, but they were engaged enough for me to share the gospel.  It took me time to build up to the gospel because it was obvious they hadn’t spent much time thinking about what happens after life before.  It was interesting observing their resistance, and yet their interest at the same time.  May this be the first furrow in their hearts, and may other believers have the opportunity to continue that work.

 

Next up, I had a huge group of high school-age kids cross the road in front of me.  I was able to hand out tracts, and one even stopped for a short chat.  Then another wave went past, and this time a young couple stopped to engage.

 

It wasn’t long before the deeper questions were asked: evil and suffering, and then homosexuality.  Honestly, the issue of homosexuality doesn’t come up much at the moment.  Not sure why, the fickle nature of the world?  But it turns out the young man had leanings this way.  And so we were able to work through it, starting with “How do we know what is right and wrong?”, and being faithful to the reality that homosexuality is sinful, yet Christ died for sin.  Those given a new heart, by grace, won’t continue in sin, and a practical discussion about that (life is short, life is not all about sex, singleness is a blessing promoted by the Bible, the true motivation and power for doing good).

Next up, I had a conversation with a man from Saudi Arabia.  Again, there was a language barrier, as well as resistance and openness at the same time.

 

I could go on, but suffice it to say, Thursday was a busy but blessed outreach.

 

It was great having Corin with me on Saturday.  She enjoys using the flipchart, and she has enough experience now to run it on her own.  I left her to it and worked on the other side of the street, so I was close enough to help out if she needed it.  Also, I need to protect her from myself.  I can’t help getting involved in gospel chats when I should be standing back and letting Corin experience and learn on her own!

 

Even though it was a slow outreach, I still managed to have a couple of solid chats of my own on my side of the street.  And later, Corin and I had a great chat with 2 young guys - one in particular seemed deeply challenged by the gospel (in a good way).

 

If we are patient in practice, anyone can get good at communicating the simple truths of the gospel.  May you be encouraged by Corin (see pic) to face those unreasonable fears and share the gospel with those around you!

 

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Toowong (QLD) Team

Battle Log of Operation 513 at Toowong on Tuesday June 30th 2026 from 1030-1130

Today, Johnny teamed up with Hung after a long break to do street outreach at Toowng. Both got multiple opportunities to chat with people of all Nations though with some rejection as well.

For Johnny, he had a long chat with a lady claimed to be a lesbian, but Johhny expressed wisdom to accept her as a normal human being that we are all imperfect in certain aspect, yet explaining to her that homosexuality is hated by God yet He loves to save the sinner.

As for me , I have chance to shared with four Muslims Uq students getting them agreed that as long as we are not perfect, in theory we all go to hell and and our religion will not be able to make us perfect apart from Jesus. They have not objection  to this point and pray that God will move them step by step towards salvation. I share Gospel with a Japanese, an Aborigine people, and a Srilankan Buddhist people. They all appeared open and receptive to the gospel message.

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Battle Log of Operation 513 at Sunnybank on Wednesday June 24th 2026 from 1030-1130

Today , I resumed doing street outreach at Sunnybanck with Peace, Edwin and Ann. They arrived at different time but we still formed a good team to swipe connecting with people of different ethnicity around the bus stop. Xu is getting more relax to enter into conversation with stranger. Edwin as usual made many fast approach. I personally had chats with first a local Aussie with a lot of grievance being imposed a restarted access to Mount Gravatt mountain view plaza. I serve as a comforter and guided him to be aware that no one is perfect so , we all need Jesus. Next was a Japanese, who was surprised to find I had rich Japanese living experiences, which gave me edge to enter into gospel. Then I was led to chat with a Shanghaese senior man using my Chinese travailing experience to draw him closer for gospel sharing. It was followed by a Chinese lady from Jiangxi Nancheong. She has got PR, and I used the need of security as a lead to introduce her the gospel of peace.

Limei and husband from BOL church also serve in Sunnybank by walking prayer and tract handing out predominantly to Chinese. They any way is the rare Chinese Church team who elevate the priority of Urban mission.

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Toowong (QLD) Team

Operation 513 Battle Log for Toowong on Tuesday June 23rd from 1030 - 1200

It was the first time I returned to do Toowong after 2 week sickness break. I was led to chat with people from HKG, Fu Jian China, Liao Ning, China, USA, Pakistan, Korea etc. Not all chats finished the full gospel but God certainly will follow up.

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Christchurch (NZ) Team

It was a cold, wet, and miserable day on Thursday, so we decided not to head to the streets, and I worked online instead.  It was still an amazing day, because my first grandchild was born!  What joy!!

 

Friday was still cold, so we didn’t go out that day either.  But we did hit the streets on Saturday in Riccarton - Roger and Corin were with me.  And on Sunday afternoon, I spent some time on the streets in the city after my regular morning church gathering (by this stage, the Sun was out and bright).

 

So, on Saturday, we had two flipcharts up and running.  Roger had his up at his regular fishing hole at the corner of Riccarton Road and Rotherham Street.  And diagonally opposite, Corin was running a flipchart at the corner of Riccarton Road and Rimu Street.  And I floated in between, catching chats and handing out tracts where I could.

 

For me, the standout chat was a very short interaction.  A group of late teen guys went past, so I offered tracts and tried to engage them in conversation. They all pretty much ignored me, except one guy, who asked what it was about.  I said, “It’s about Jesus”.  He took the tract, but with his friends walking on, he couldn’t stop to talk.  I let him go.  But then, about five minutes later, he and one of his friends came back past in the other direction.  This time, I was able to get them to stop.  The kid who had taken the tract was very keen to chat, and so I started my usual gospel presentation.  Sadly, his friend was uninterested - more than that, uncomfortable, he split and left his friend with me.  I instinctively knew I had to be quick and give an overview of the gospel, and I decided to put my emphasis on grace, knowing that most people misunderstand this bit the most.

 

A moment later, I heard a shout.  It was his friend calling from down the street.  He had to go, but he turned and genuinely thanked me for explaining.  I could tell he was touched.  I don’t normally give out Bibles, but I had a copy of John in my pocket, and so I offered it to him as he left.  He stepped back and took it, thanking me again, and was gone.

 

What a joy and privilege it is to minister in the harvest field of the Lord and plant seeds for his glory!  May there be much fruit.

 

On Sunday (today), I went to my usual spot on the corner of Cashel and Colombo.  After prayer, I started handing out tracts and attempting to start conversations.

 

I had two wonderful conversations.  The first was with a couple of older teen guys.  One took the offered tract but wasn’t going to stop, so I said, “It comes with a question if you have a moment”.  It worked, he stopped, and from there I was able to keep the conversation going.  They both became engaged.  One of them went to a Catholic school, and so he thought he knew the drill.  They heard the gospel, and then I moved into checks, and then one of them started asking good questions.  In the end, they both received tracts and walked off with gospel seed in their hearts.

 

It was getting cold in the shade in my usual spot, and so I decided to cross Colombo to where the sun was on the other side.  It was there that I had my second chat of the day, again older teen guys - three of them this time.  Again, they were Catholic (or at the very least went to a Catholic school).  They were very forthcoming with Catholic vocabulary.  I simply stuck to the script in the chat, and they became engrossed as they came to understand the subtle tension between true faith and works.  The check questions did their job to start to cement the good news into place in their thinking.

 

They were impacted and appreciative.  It was a short chat, but as they left, they each gave me a firm handshake.  And of course they all also received follow-up tracts.

 

Our job is to plough and sow; it’s God’s job to bring increase, in his timing, and for his glory.

 

What an honour I have to represent Christ to people.  Please pray that we stay humble and faithful in this task before us.  All glory to God alone.

 

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I was not available as I had a Biopsy day surgery on that day, But praise be to God , moving all the other currently active ones to come and join Johnny who has just returned from a prolonged global cruises trips. THe four of them had formed a good team to keep this weekly street outreach at Sunnybank going in my absence. 

感謝天父上帝給我們有時間，有身體來傳揚主耶穌基督十字架上的福音。謝謝天父使用我們這不配的人來與主同工，祈求天父上帝祝福今天聽到福音並信靠耶穌基督的人。

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Battle Log of Operation 513 at Sunnybank on Wednesday June 10th 2026 from 1030-1130

Praised be to God having moved Peace to join the Sunnybank Street outreach on a regular basis. I was blessed to be with a team mate doing outreach supporting each other, especially in such inconvenient time of persistant soaking rain. I also took the interval with an empty bus stop after a bus came, to brief Peace on issue / questions we could ask those claimed to be Chrisitan to test if they have got 100% assurance of salvation. She applied this teaching right away and really help some Christians to regain such 100% of assurance of salvation due simply to Jesus Christ's redemptive grace alone.

As for me, it was also a wonderful day with the Spiirt leading me to chat with a Malysian Chinese lady following Bahai and an elderly Pakistanian Muslim that used to be hard for gospel with strong rejection of Jesus. But both appeared to be open and receptive to the gospel emphasising the need of all human for Jesus to cleanse our sin and reconcile with God.

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Toowong (QLD) Team

Operation 513 Battle Log for Toowong on Tuesday June 9nd from 1030 - 1200

It was a mixed weather day with mixed results for outreach. It weather in genetral was over cast and cold with intermittent dripping rains and short sunny intervals. It basically drove every one mad as such the gentral mood for a chat was in average low. But God's grace was sufficient as He firstly withold rains during my ministry time. The ground was still wet with scattered rain fall. God also guided me to have several effective cheat with a mainklander from Shanghai who is a nonbeleivers but still open for the gospel conversation. Then next was an Aussie who was open for a chat before the bus arrived. After that I had a longer chat with and Australia born Korea who claimed to be from a Christian family but seemingly without assurance of salvation. It follwed by several breif and interrupted approaches to an Indian girl , then ending with a Singpore young guy who was so indifferent to the gospel. All in all, God/s Will be done especially on those who were led to have a chat with me to day.

 

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