Five-year-old Conner Nelson surprised his parents one day by telling them, "We should tell others Jesus is coming soon." When asked how he wanted to do this, he replied, "I think I’ll just go to their door and say, ‘My name is Conner. You don’t know me, but I think Jesus is coming soon. Would you like a DVD that talks about it?’"

When Conner mentioned this to me, his pastor, I was very excited and we immediately worked out details to accomplish this task. Conner announced his plan to the church family during a worship service. In early September, we had a practice session, and then put our practice to work on a street right next to our church. Conner was the lead canvasser and I filled in any gaps. We found five people at home; two accepted a Final Events DVD. Conner and his family began praying for these two people (Cliff and Gail) each day.

Conner and I visited Cliff and Gail a few weeks later to see if they watched the DVD. Gail said she needed a new one because it didn’t work in her machine. So we gave her another one. Cliff was unable to watch the DVD due to health reasons.

Conner’s enthusiasm was contagious. Soon, his seven-year-old sister, Sheree, and their mother, Brenda, joined his special project. Together, we finished the street we started canvassing earlier. We knocked on thirty-seven doors. Even though many were not home, we were able to pass out seven DVDs.

We always told those who accepted the DVDs that we would be back in about three weeks to see how they liked it. One person promised to watch the DVD and showed it to her college friends that weekend!

Conner and Sheree, along with the creativity of the personal ministries leader, George Corliss, have inspired many in the Cadillac congregation to share the DVDs with their neighbors and friends. To date, over 800 Final Events DVDs have been distributed in the greater Cadillac area. Now Cadillac members are starting to follow up on their "leaves of autumn" left at homes.

May we all have the faith and courage of Conner Nelson who said, "You don’t know me, but I think Jesus is coming soon."

I was blessed by the witness of this young man and his care and concern for others to get ready to meet Jesus face to face someday, soon.

Craig Harris is the pastor for the Cadillac and Cadillac West churches.