Sunday, July 6

More on Third World Time and confusion

Maria and I were supposed to get together with Miriam2 again tonight.  This is the girl from last Monday’s post.  She was at the beach and was going to call at 7:30.  Well, 7:30 and no call.  Maria and I prayed and prayed for her and 8:00 rolled around and no call.  After an hour, we called her numbers and there was no answer.  Another night seemingly wasted with no Miriam2 and no contacts.

I don’t know what is up with her because she was open to the gospel and was so eager on the phone to get together.  Of course there is no way we can possibly begin to see the ways that God chooses to work on people, but it was such a burden on Maria and my hearts that it is hard to understand why we aren’t able to meet up with her.  She has a bible and I can only pray that she is reading it and that God is opening her eyes to understand his word.  His word can change her in ways that our words never can.  He knows what He is doing, but I do hope that we can meet up with her again.

One week left

We have about one week left in the city.  Honestly I don’t want to leave.  I feel like I can’t leave Miriam2 and especially Fatima the way that things are now.  They are learning of the truth but haven’t accepted it yet.  I can’t leave them and go back knowing that Maria and I are probably the only believers of Christ that they will come in contact with.  I want so much to see them believe in Christ.  I have never before in my life felt the responsibility for lost souls so heavy than I have with these two girls.  It will be their blood on my hands if I fail to communicate with them what the Lord leads me to communicate.  Of course I’m too dumb to mess up the Lord’s will and He uses us in spite of ourselves but their souls depend upon my obedience.  That is a weighty thought.

This is a critical week.  I would like to ask that you would please pray for Miriam2 and Fatima that the Lord would be glorified through their salvation.  That there would be two more believers glorifying God in this blinded country.