What an AWESOME story! Thank you Baptist Press and Roger Alford for this story! Let’s hear it for JESUS and Evangelism and Pastor David Wheeler! What are you doing to carry out The Great Commission? It is not a suggestion, it is a command from JESUS!
By Roger Alford/Christian Index
COVINGTON, Ga. (BP) – Georgia Pastor David Wheeler’s love for old cars is turning him into a YouTube celebrity.
Nearly 6 million people have tuned in to watch Wheeler and his family restore rusted clunkers on their YouTube program Revstoration.
“We take old, forgotten, abandoned things left for dead and bring them back to life,” said Wheeler, who is typically on screen in worn jeans, boots and greasy T-shirts, trying to get long-abandoned cars and trucks back on the road.
Wheeler’s look on the program is in complete contrast to his typical Sunday morning attire at Porterdale Baptist Church, where he’s a well-heeled clergyman in a suit jacket, matching slacks, button-down shirt, tie and polished dress shoes.
In both roles, he is seeking to point people to the One who can give them new life.
From the pulpit, Wheeler proclaims the Gospel boldly. On the YouTube program, he’s more subtle, stealthily weaving Bible into conversations about brakes, batteries and ball joints, being careful not to be so preachy that he chases nonbelievers away.
Revstoration is affinity evangelism at its best, allowing Wheeler to forge relationships with people who share his love for old cars.
David Thrash of McDonough surrendered his life to the Lord and was baptized by Wheeler as a result of the program. More Here
