Sharing Christ during Mardi Gras

By Marilyn Stewart, Regional Reporter

Greg Hand, pastor of Vieux Carre Baptist Church in the French Quarter has brief encounters with revelers to share the gospelNEW ORLEANS – Like “boots on the ground” on foreign soil, evangelism teams share the Gospel in New Orleans during Mardi Gras in a difficult and not-so-comfortable setting. The long hours of work bring but few to faith in Christ.

Greg Hand, pastor of Vieux Carre Baptist Church in the French Quarter, said brief encounters in tourist-swollen streets make it difficult to track conversions and the long-term results of their work.

So, why bother?

“We are called to be a light,” Hand said. “It’s an imperative. That’s why we do this.”