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An evangelist’s casual conversation with a stranger leads to a beach baptism moments later

By Dennis S. Velasquez
August 3, 2022
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Photos courtesy of Greg Stier.

Evangelist, Author, and Founder of Dare 2 Share Ministries Greg Stier shared a gospel experience he had while vacationing in Hawaii last week.

Stier posted about the encounter on Instagram, sharing that he was sitting next to a man on a beach in Kihei, Maui when the two struck up a conversation after the stranger overheard Stier’s wife share the gospel with another beachgoer.

The man, named Trev, is a triathlete who was also on vacation with his family. While talking about Trev’s work, family and life, Stier turned the conversation to the gospel and discovered that Trev had recently put his faith in Christ. Nevertheless, Trev still had questions regarding the spiritual decision he had made.

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Stier was able to help Trev with some of these questions, and Trev in turn asked Stier if he would baptize him in the ocean then. Without hesitation, Stier said “of course” and encouraged Trev to call his two adult daughters, who were in their rented condo nearby, as witnesses.

After her daughters arrived on the beach, Stier baptized Trev in the presence of a small crowd of witnesses.

“Pray for Trev as he grows in Christ. Thankfully he has a strong church to go to in his home,” Stier said.

Stier encouraged other Christians to simply “be ready” to share the gospel.

“People tell me all the time, ‘Crazy stuff always happens to you,'” Stier said. “But I believe that significant spiritual moments of transformation are waiting to happen all around us all the time. We just need, by faith, to step into that zone.

Don’t be afraid to bring up Jesus in conversations, Stier encouraged, saying, “Ask God to open your eyes to the miraculous ready to happen, then dive into it when that moment happens.”

The evangelist told Church officials he was able to give Trev his recent book, “Unlikely Fighter: The Story of How a Fatherless Street Kid Overcame Violence, Chaos, and Confusion to Become a Radical Christ Follower,” in which he wrote the date of his baptism. so that he never forgets.

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Stier also guided Trev through the process which he explains in a YouTube video titled “Learn to Share the GOSPEL in 5 Minutes!”

“I was able to share the gospel almost every day during this trip. It was awesome,” Stier told ChurchLeaders, demonstrating that the most important conversation a Christian can have with someone is a conversation about Jesus Christ.

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