It
was amazing to see the lonliness, pain
and
the yearning for acceptance
and
the joy of possibility
all
within those words
While on
our trip
one evening
we started talking to this guy and found out he was from the same
city. He asked my husband, "Well, what do you do?" He
explained, then asked him, "Well, what do you do?" and the guy said
"Well
I don't usually tell people, but for some reason I feel like I
can
tell you guys this and can trust you". Then he went on telling
that
he was an executive for some strip clubs. After a few
minutes
of just talking about this and that, My husband said "Well I am kinda
on
the opposite end of the job spectrum from you, the software I do is
bible
software". Then they went on and talked a while longer. The
guy then said "Well tell me about your software, how does it work? Is
it
easy to use? etc." They continued on discussing the bible for about
½
hour.
The guy was
totally surprised
about my husband's attitude. He said "You know most Christians
judge
me right away when they hear about what I do". My husband looked
at him and said "Its not my job to judge you, it's God's. I'll
leave
it up to him". Then my husband continued on by saying,"Its
amazing
most people would think that people who work in your industry have no
spiritual
perspective, but you seem to be fairly curious and seeking the
answers".
The guy said "Oh yeah, sometimes I think people that work with me
actually think about God more than the rest".
At the end
of the
conversation
my husband and this guy decided they would hook back up in our city for
coffee sometime and discuss the Bible some more. I came along and
happened to have a pen and paper and got the guy's address to send him
our software and some music CDs. He is excited to study the bible
with people that aren't going to judge him but just love him. He
made it clear when they ended the conversation by saying "Please
remember
the person I am is not the strip club I work for, I believe in God and
I believe in the bible and I believe that is who I am". It was
amazing
to see the lonliness, pain and the yearning for acceptance and the joy
of possibility all within those words.
Your
prayers for
this man
- and others like him that Jesus also died for - would be
appreciated.
