Monday, June 30, 2008

An Amazing Night (from April)

so I had an amazing night, come hither... So in 2003, I left YWAM to go back to college. I got a job working at Chilis as a cook, a rough job if you know the crowd. I was always hassled, always, about my faith, pushed to the brink, almost got in a fist fight, etc. I think I swore once in the whole 8 months I was working there, which is pretty good. There was one guy in particular who gave me a hard time, he called me 'mormon boy' even though I wasn't nor am mormon. He was a fun loving guy, I got along with him great accept for when he called me that. He was kinda a pervert, he kept talking about the different nationalities that he had not had sexual relations with yet. Since he was married, I questioned whether he should cheat on his wife, but he didn't really care. Anyhow, I quite during the summer of 04... I could never forget about the guy, I always thought for some reason that he should be a Christian, I know that sounds somewhat obvious and dumb, but I'm not quite sure how else to put it. I just knew that he should be saved and that one day he would come around. OK, tonight, 420, I went to church with my fiance to meet our friend Jen. When we do the obligated 'meet your neighbor' thing, I sat down, cause I hate that part of a service. Well, I hear someone introduce them self as Cesar and I look up and it's the same guy! I couldn't believe my eyes! I saw him and started chatting and asked what he was doing there and he just replied "God does miracles!" No joke there. So he tells me his story: He got a job at another restaurant, and there God placed two Christians in his life. But he also started cheating on his wife, got became suicidal and went to counseling. Quitting that job and finding another one, God placed another Christian in his life, he started asking the hard questions about God. Eventually, after failed attempts at getting counseling, his friend invited him to church. With nothing to lose, he decided to go. On that day June 7, 2005, he accepted Christ. He has changed, I couldn't believe the words coming out of his mouth. On that day, he said he remembered thinking about me and how I had been a good witness, and I was so humbled. An amazing night.

1 comment:

mo said...

I remember this night, and I remember how proud I was of you after hearing the story. You are remarkable, my love. I cannot wait to see all the amazing things you continue to do throughout our life. Only God knows how many countless others have been blessed by your life, and your faith.