Lunch with Miriam2…Today we went to meet Miriam2 for the third time. Maria and I prayed before we went, but I honestly doubted she would come. We were almost ready to give up after a while of waiting but then she showed up! We walked to get ice cream and she ran into a friend who invited us all to lunch. She wanted to go and it ended up being us, Maria, and two older friends of hers. They were very insistent on offering us jobs and very pushy to the point it was rude. We didn’t really get to talk to Miriam because of them. Hopefully we will have supper tomorrow with Miriam and her sister Hajar without any pushy friends.
Fatima…We had Fatima over to the house in the afternoon to make chocolate chip cookies. This was her first time eating them ever. She said that she hasn’t really read much more of the Bible we gave her. On the way to English class, we were talking and Maria explained to her again about sin and how we are all sinners. She really doesn’t understand that all sins are equal in God’s eyes. She doesn’t think that she is that bad.
From day one she has had this weird obsession with telling us stories of people being killed and murdered. Every time we are together she has some morbid story to tell us of a murder. I honestly think that she justifies herself through thinking of all of the people who are “more sinful” than her. She doesn’t get it. We’ve explained, but it has to be God who opens her eyes to this.
Maria and I talked about what to say to her and prayed that the Lord would guide us on what to say. We talked about outright telling her what our real motives are. It seemed like the right time as we were walking and Maria told her that we have really enjoyed spending time with her and talking to her and that we love her so much, but we want so much to see her believe in Christ. She thought for a while and told us that she wants to read more before deciding anything.
I am so excited to see that God is working on her heart and I pray that she will go home and read the Bible more and that she would have understanding.
Thanks…I am so thankful right now for how God is working in the lives of all of us here. I am also so thankful that He was watching over Andrew yesterday in the accident. I am so thankful that God gave me such a good family and an awesome big brother. I am so thankful that he is alive.
I just wanted to let you know that I’ve been reading your blog and praying for you, even though I’ve never met you before. (I’ve actually been reading all y’alls blogs since Bro. Masters put the links on his blog.) I hope the rest of your trip goes well!