IFI hosted a phenomenal press conference this afternoon in downtown Chicago. Most of the major local press was there, with the notable exception of Channel 5 (the official sponsor). Speakers included Peter LaBarbera of IFI, Janice Couter (mother of a practicing lesbian), Linda Jernigan of RescuingMinistries.org and Greg Quinlan of profamilynetwork.org, who both lived for years in the homosexual lifestyle, then left it through the power of Jesus Christ, and Sandy Rios of Culture Campaign.
Some of us attended the opening ceremonies at Soldier Field. I will be uploading some photos here shortly, but it appeared to me (from the nosebleed section) that the stadium was about 40% full, with another 10,000 "athletes" on the field.
Afterward about seven Christians went to Steamworks to pass out tracts letting homosexuals know that there is a way to leave homosexuality behind. During the time we were there (not peak hours), about 80-100 gay men entered Steamworks - very sad. We did talk with several men and women who were curious about our faith and our beliefs. Please pray for these folks - and for those of us who will try this approach again.
(PS - To answer questions we got there and here: IFI has also protested Playboy and there are plans to witness in front of heterosexual establishments that encourage extramarital sex. Americans have a pervasive sexual sin problem - it's not just homosexuals.)
