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I just got back from Venice, and I had a blast! ... It also challenged me to learn about different religions to more effectively reach the lost. Three people listened to me present the gospel message of salvation, and that was just an amazing experience for me! You are an inspiration to us by the way you spend so much of your time and energy with these people you could so easily avoid. Thank you for letting our group come down to minister at Venice. I look forward to working beside you again soon. --Jennifer McNett Faith Community Church Palmdale, CA
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Thank you so much for your enthusiasm in serving God. I really enjoyed working with you and JT. By working the LTW booth, I learned that you don't need a tract, survey, or "system" of witnessing, just the Bible. This was one of the best things I've ever learned. Thank you for allowing us to work with you in furthering the Gospel. --Gabriel Faith Community Church Palmdale, CA
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| Dwayna, the CD you sent answered my question (about the Old Covenant and the New Covenant), but it is going to be a blessing beyond measure for a friend. He is very sad right now...He and his wife are coming to dinner today. I will give the CD to him. You are blessed with the Holy Spirit to recall this particular pastor's message to answer my question (about the Passover, comparing the faith of Abraham to the faith of Christians through Jesus), but most of all this will be such a blessing to my friend. Wow! Your Pastor, Jim Shaddix (at Riverside Baptist in Denver), is certainly dynamic, and thanks again for this great sermon on Hebrews! Thank you also for the book on Heaven (by Randy Alcorn).
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day I found the Lighting The Way table, on Ocean Front Walk, my life had
gotten hard, and I was thinking about committing suicide. Dwayna, Moran, and Keith
prayed with me... I am now attending church regularly, and I no longer have
thoughts of suicide. I read the Bible that I got at the Lighting The Way
table every day.
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passed by the table several times before stopping. The banner reading “A Free
gift for You” got my attention. I spoke with Dwayna for over an hour. She told
me all about Jesus and gave me a Bible. I had never prayed before, at the age
of 53. I thought much about our conversation. I attended church that night and
spoke with Dwayna and her pastor further about becoming a Christian. Now, I’ll
never be the same again. I have started reading the Bible I got at the Lighting
The Way table every day and telling people about Jesus. I called my
daughter in England and said, “Are you sitting down? I have become a
Christian.”
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| ...The
Venice Beach mission, Lighting The Way, is an oasis following the
Bible’s teaching to go out into the market place bearing witness. It shows
that impressive buildings and fine clothes are not needed, for His love is
everywhere. It gives hope to the fainthearted... and guidance to people who have
lost their way, and to those who have never encountered the true word of God, LTW
gives the inspiration to go and find out more about Him. The mission helps
us to see that God and His love are all around us...
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| The world's colleges and universities, even Christian ones, cannot possibly teach wisdom, other than the wisdom of the world which will burn up one day. To fear the Lord is to lay up treasures in heaven, which will not burn. Dwayna, there is much wisdom in what you write that can only come from God and your faith in Him who gives understanding (in many things.) Your attitude and demeanor shows godly grace and compassion....not seen very often among women (and men,) college-educated or not. As you continually abide in Christ, He will direct your paths and bring to you more wisdom, knowledge, and understanding as needed in your work and sanctification. You have and are impacting many people, including me. Your example played a part in me seeking to learn how to truly study the Bible. I've done "Bible study" before, mainly following study guides like the Navigators or whatever my Sunday School class would happen to use. I've been in many different denominations over the years and often times their classes or study guides would only focus on their denominations particular nuaces, like "baptism of the Holy Spirit." But there have been times when I gone long periods without studying or reading the Bible at all. So in March I asked Jay Wegter for suggestions on Bible study and am going from there…
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was raised a Moslem. I had heard about Jesus, but no one had ever told me that I
was a sinner with no way of earning God’s favor, based on my own effort.
Dwayna told me that Jesus died for my sins, and I started to cry. I knew in my
heart that it was true. She asked me if I wanted to become a Christian, and I
told her that I did. I prayed and asked God to forgive me of my sins. Dwayna
gave me a Bible and a devotional and marked certain verses to read. I am looking
forward to getting to know the One true God by reading the Bible every day. I am
now a Christian, trusting Jesus as my Savior.
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| I had been living in Los Angeles for about a month when I met Dwayna at the Lighting
The Way table in 2002. I had been looking for a church home and fellowship with
other Christians and stopped at her table after noticing the sign she was
displaying: “See what God says about your future...for FREE.” She invited me to
attend church with her, and I found a new home at her church. LA can be a lonely
place, and had it not been for Dwayna and Lighting The Way, I would have
not found a church home at the CMA church of Santa Monica where I met some of the wonderful people I now can call my friends. Lighting The
Way is a real blessing and much needed addition to the Venice boardwalk. In
the presence so many mystics and fortunetellers, it’s refreshing to see people
sharing the true Gospel of Jesus Christ with gentleness, love, and respect.
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am a single mother with four daughters. We live in a motor home, and my
daughters met Dwayna on Ocean Front Walk. We have so appreciated her gifts,
including the clothing donations to our family. We have enjoyed and learned so
much from the commentary of the Gospel of John she gave us.. Thanks to Lighting
The Way, we are able to study the Bible every night now as a family. - Katie USA |
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I want to thank Dwayna so much for helping me by giving me a Bible and
Scriptures to read, especially Psalm 139. She fed me and gave me a great
church and fellowship. She helped me stay sober and change my life 100%. The
Lord is my life. God bless you, Dwayna. I love you in Christ. - Curtis Santa Monica, CA USA |
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When I first met Dwayna I was unemployed and living in a Christian discipleship home. The information she shared that day with me about sound doctrine opened my eyes and increased my faith. It started me in a whole new direction. Afterwards, I was blessed with a great job and my own apartment near the beach. Dwayna’s friendship is a trusted source of inspiration. I helped her feed the homeless and share the Gospel on my days off at the Lighting The Way booth before I moved to China, where I am currently living and doing mission work.
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The Great Commission speaks of going into all the world and telling the Good
News of Jesus Christ. What if the world came to you? That is what has happened
at Venice Beach on Ocean Front Walk. Lighting The Way ministries, led
by Dwayna Litz, exists to share God’s grace to people from all over the
world. Lighting The Way seeks not only to share the Gospel with others,
but also to provide a platform where the Christian community in Southern CA
can join in to be equipped in evangelism, as well. A variety of individuals,
students, and church groups have worked the booth and have come away
strengthened and challenged…LTW also helps build trust among the
beach locals and the vendors for long term relationships. I have had the
privilege of discipling one-on-one someone who came to our church, after being
invited from LTW. That person has taken off in his walk with God. It is
exciting to be a part of Lighting The Way Worldwide, spreading the
Good News of Jesus Christ around the world.
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I did want to write you and let you know what a wonderful time our high school
students had. I truly believe this trip made a difference in many of their
lives. We had a few of our kids tell their parents that they are going to take
their walk with Christ more seriously…I want to thank you for motivating the
kids with those memory verses. I was just so proud of every one of them for
remembering those verses. Thank you for the gifts you gave our kids…
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Ministering the Gospel and feeding the bagels to the poor with Lighting The
Way Worldwide was a great blessing to the youth group and me. God
showed us a lot. I realized how comfortable we are in Los Angeles suburbia.
God took us out of our comfort zone and called us to love people and deny our
selfish desires for comfort and be satisfied in sharing God’s gospel of
grace with those who need it. God made our youth group praise Him more for
their salvation after seeing the blindness of those who are perishing. God
planted many seeds of desire to witness in our youth and to stop valuing the
things in life that are so temporal. Since we exist to know Jesus Christ and
make Him known, we praise God for growing us in understanding and living that
out
through Lighting The Way Worldwide. God is using this ministry, and
I pray that God will exalt His name through all who hear the faithful
proclamation of the truth. My youth group wants to serve with them again, and
so do I!
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| Hi Dwayna, Thanks for the info you’ve sent me. We appreciate your trip to our Sunday School class so much. What you had to say [about the New Age Movement and yoga] was so important and is causing quite a stir. Some people are wanting us to get back to the Bible in August and study what God’s Word says about reincarnation, spiritism, etc. That will be great!!!!! You are quite a young woman with God’s strength and truth shining through you…Thank you so much for your Godly talk with us on Sunday.
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Saturday, January 10, 2004 - "Amanda and I went with three women from Sonrise Church (Amy Hall, Awilda, and Michelle Spieler) to hand out bagels to the homeless and pass out tracts on the Venice Boardwalk...I had prayed the day before...over Venice Beach... The people seemed much more receptive than last time. Amanda remarked that more people seemed open to receive the tracts and fliers, and that’s when I remembered that I had prayed specifically for the God to bind the powers of darkness, so that they could not interfere with what we were doing. Most of the people selling their wares and trinkets down there are selling occult things, giving psychic readings and fortune-telling, etc...The devil has a hold on that territory, but we were able to go in and spread the "glorious light of the gospel of Jesus Christ" today...We gave out fliers and tracts (even in other languages) to people there between 8:00 and 9:30 this morning. We spoke to the homeless, who took most of the bagels, the joggers and walkers, the ones just having coffee and reading the paper, and the vendors setting up their shops or tables. We are rejoicing in the Lord’s goodness in allowing us to spread the Word and plant the seed of the gospel, and we pray that it has fallen on good ground, and that He will produce His harvest through it."
Venice, CA
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Tuesday, 11/27/07: "Dear Dwayna, Your website and literature have been a blessing and a help that has touched many lives. You've given me information that I otherwise would not know how to get. It was a God thing meeting you, because He knew the questions I had, and He gave me the answers through you. I can honestly say that I have been blessed eternally. Thank You so much and may God bless you everyday! "
Louisville, TN
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