A poem, a pearl and a prodigal

Five of us attended the A Christian conference recently. It more than doubled from '22! Security concerns prevent details I wish I could share, but know that GOD IS ON THE MOVE THERE in ways you'd not believe!!!!  Word has been getting out via tech because the WORD is going in via tech! 

I always travel around after conferences, so I also visited a town I'd longed to see. I got hungry late one night & my only option was a nearby bar, so I ordered some chili & ginger ale at the window. In the line was a half drunk guy who asked about my "Areopagus shirt", adorned w/a famous poem. (Context: Acts 17:16-34...emphasis on vs. 23 & 28.) I responded,  "It means 'if you are unwilling to forsake all for that which you supremely love, you deserve nothing'......A bit like the Pearl of Great Price in the Bible. Ever read that?".......I was stunned at his detailed answer! A divine appointment was soon on display because God was speaking. Then, I was utterly floored when he started relating other Scriptures w/great agility! When I told him what God was doing among the a people, he teared up. He'd seen a video on how a Christian NGO was helping people in that country & was greatly moved. He confessed, "I've been saved 3 yrs. I'm drunk & shouldn't be here.".....Pointing toward a crowd, he continued,  "And I'm in an immoral relationship w/that woman. I want God to help me. He's been dealing w/me & I believe tonight is the night." Providence is SO unexpected. I said, "K, tonight your life changes forever." 

I wish I had a Mark 10:52 report but it was more like a Mark 8:24-25. (You'll have to look these up if you wanna know what I mean. I had to google. LOL) I became eyewitness to a spiritual battle as his girlfriend jerked at his arm whenever he tried to speak w/me. Immediately after my brief meal, I gave him my card & walked back to the hostel. The next morning (Sunday), he was in no shape for Church & later confessed that he'd been up til 4 a.m. snorting cocaine w/her but something DID happen that early morning which broke them up......

We've been in touch. The next few weeks were a battle as he deleted & blocked numerous numbers she'd called from. Then, he ran into her unexpectedly. He gave in & went to her apartment, where he found something left lying around which saved him from falling again.......It's been good getting to know him as I tend to be the Prodigal Son's older brother & sometimes have little patience for prodigals (Luke 15:11-32)....but God is working on me. Pray for him. Pray for me.


For poems, Providence and prodigals come home.......and the nations......

Just another witness of His Glory