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Unbelievable Reaction at an Aquire the Fire Event!

UNbelievable
Clint: (handing out tracts to scores of teens as they exit busses on their way into the Ice Palace)
Officer: "Who are you here with?"
Clint: "Jesus!" (He hands the officer a tract.)
Officer: (after looking at the tract) Good, you're with us. Some people around here are handing out unauthorized literature (Officer walks away, Clint continues to pass out tracts!).

Tampa, Florida: Acquire the Fire's "Unshakable Tour"
It was cold, windy and raining. Yes, even in Florida we have our bad days. The inclement weather, however, worked for our good. With an attendance of well over ten thousand teens, the Acquire the Fire (ATF) "Unshakable" Event, was the perfect platform to present the message of Blood Guilt. At each entrance we handed out tracts, specifically aimed at the "unshakable" generation.

Our reception at Acquire the Fire events is usually on par with those at the abortion mills. We are threatened with arrest on the public sidewalks, chastised for exercising our first amendments rights and reproved for our judgmental attitude. Praise God for the lousy weather! It was so miserable that the security outside the arena was almost non-existent. Fifteen of us were able to hand out close to 5,000 tracts! Then, the unthinkable happened. (ATF) staff members began to demand and take the literature from the teens as they entered the building. About three hundred tracts were confiscated. Reacting quickly, Mike and Eric secured two weekend event passes (average cost per pass = $38.) and stuffed their pockets with tracts. Our warrior watchmen were stopped as they were about to enter the Ice Palace. Even though they were wearing the costly ATF passes, they were not allowed to enter. Mike tried to reason with his Christian brothers, "You can't deny our attendance simply because we are carrying gospel tracts! This violates our rights as citizens." We should know better than to think that the Gospel could be preached at a Christian event! Needless to say, the ATF staff and police threatened arrest if they didn't move off the property. They both left the property and then returned to get a refund on their passes. Not only wouldn't ATF refund the price of the passes, but Mike and Eric were again threatened with arrest by the ATF staff.

Unshaken, we prayed that God's revelation of Blood Guilt would find it's way into the heart of this generation.