Lost: God
When was the last time you were sitting in your favourite coffee place and a stranger walked over to ask if you could help his search for God? Yeah.. I know.. this doesn't so much happen on a regular basis but it did happen to me last night. I don't think I have any special, holy glow about me so it was kinda cool that a Cambodian guy in his late twenties would sit down with his hot drink and doughnut to talk faith.
I discovered that he's been working in Poipet for almost a year and decided just last week that he wanted to know God. The Christian God. 'Dy' asked around and a friend of a friend of a friend thought he knew of a church in Poipet. On Saturday he went looking for the church but couldn't find it. When he saw me in the coffee shop he decided to take a punt. Do you speak Khmer? Do you mind if I sit down? Are you a Christian? Great! Because I want to find God.
Anyway, an hour later we had talked about life, religion, sport, work, Jesus, the bible and etc. We exchanged numbers and I will give Dy a bible and information about local bible study groups and church services. The funny thing was that Dy also asked if I get many strangers asking me similar kinds of questions? Umm...not so much.
I discovered that he's been working in Poipet for almost a year and decided just last week that he wanted to know God. The Christian God. 'Dy' asked around and a friend of a friend of a friend thought he knew of a church in Poipet. On Saturday he went looking for the church but couldn't find it. When he saw me in the coffee shop he decided to take a punt. Do you speak Khmer? Do you mind if I sit down? Are you a Christian? Great! Because I want to find God.
Anyway, an hour later we had talked about life, religion, sport, work, Jesus, the bible and etc. We exchanged numbers and I will give Dy a bible and information about local bible study groups and church services. The funny thing was that Dy also asked if I get many strangers asking me similar kinds of questions? Umm...not so much.
7 Comments:
At 8:23 am , Anonymous said...
That's so cool. Just another random (or wonderfully orchestrated) act of God. Really glad you are in Poipet to use those moments.
Mum
At 10:30 am , Jessica Letchford said...
Wow, that's amazing! It's an adrenaline rush for me when I get to talk to someone about sorts of things, especially about God and what he has to say about those things!
At 7:32 pm , Unknown said...
Awesome! Bless you for being available. ;)
At 6:37 pm , Omi said...
Love it xx
At 9:22 am , pip said...
Update: met Dy yesterday and gave him a bible. I'll meet him on Sunday morning to take Dy to church.
At 5:16 am , gretchen said...
so I haven't kept up on reading blogs lately.... this is SO AWESOME! way to go, girl. LOVE that God uses you the way He does. it is beautiful! xo
At 5:32 pm , Anonymous said...
Great opportunity. Not many of us ever get that "Dear sir, what must I do to be saved?" moment. Praying it turns out well for DY.
from Robyn K.
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