Bobaloca and Louie

Yesterday afternoon I went for a walk with our 8 month old son, Evan and our two black labs, Maggie and Noah. Before leaving, I noticed a box outside our gate. My new tracts had arrived! I was excited to try them out, so I opened the box and put a few of them in my pocket. Then we walked down the street to a coffee shop called Bobaloca. I have been going there regularly for a while so when I walked in the owner said hello and smiled. Then her husband brought out a bowl of water for the dogs, which was very nice. As I sat outside drinking my coffee, I knew that I needed to at the very least give Gospel tracts to the owner and her husband. Before leaving, I went inside and found them sitting at a table working on their laptop. I handed them each a tract and introduced myself. Their names are Lionel and Mary. They are from France, grew up Catholic, but are not currently practicing and they do not know that much about Jesus. Unfortunatley, they did not have time to talk, but I promised them that I would tell them about Jesus another time. They seemed very happy to have received the tracts and I look forward to being able to share the Gospel with them next time.

Now to backtrack a little, as we started our walk we walked past a man doing some gardening in the front yard of a house a few doors down from us. This man was our neighbor, but I have never met him. I thought about turning around to give him a tract, but I kept on walking instead. I hoped that he would still be there on our way back and praise God, he was! I gave him a tract and introduced myself. His name is Louie. He inherited the house from his parents and currently lives there with his wife and sister. He went to Mira Costa High School, which is where I went, but long before I was there. He also served in the Vietnam War. We had a great talk about God, Jesus, eternity and whether or not he thinks he will go to Heaven. I took him through the law and the Gospel and tried to explain to him that it is not something to take lightly. He was a very nice guy and I hope to see him again.

I could not stop praising God for allowing me to witness to these people. If you have never shared your faith in Jesus Christ with someone, I highly recommend that you do. The feeling you will have afterward is indescribable. What an honor it is to serve the King of Kings!

Plese join me in praying for Lionel, Mary and Louie.