James

James! The newest member of our Christian family was welcomed into the faith today on the roadside in a village near his home. What a joy to witness this and to be a part of this. Wow. Praise be to God for His mercy! Mari Carmel and I returned to the hospital today to visit Ketli and her mother. On the way, we had the pleasure of riding James' motorcycle. Though young, he was an excellent driver and I certainly did not lose any teeth today! (although all I could think of was an Oreo... And yes, we were that close together!) he asked for our phone number so that at the end of the day we could ride with him again. We gladly gave it to him because he was such a good driver. He returned on time, and as we were walking to his bike, Mari asked him if he believed in Jesus. I don't even know why she did this... It was kind of random. He said no, he didn't believe YET. Opening! On the hour long ride, Mari and I shared our faith and the reason for our faith. I told him of the difficulties in my life and how Jesus was there through all of them, and how he changed my heart so that I loved him more and more each day. We had some fun on the way down, and as people shouted out to him, he told them he was with his sisters, and then that we were his cousins. We all had a good laugh. Then I told him that Mari really is my sister because are both believers, but when he says that I am his sister, it isn't really true YET. Mari told him how all things in this life will pass away... But what will happen to him after death? And in what does he put his confidence? Towards the end of our journey together, I told him that if he wanted to pull over and stop, we would gladly pray together. He said yes! So on the side of the road at the bottom of the mountain, James became my brother. On the way up the mountain, he shouted to a friend that today he had "good luck" because he was with us. At the end I told him that today he had "good luck" because now he was with Jesus. What an awesome day! Ps - Mari told him how to get plugged into a church so that he could get baptized and can grow in his faith.