“I like the way you do church…”
Posted By Administrator on December 2, 2009
He strolls (sometimes stumbles) in between noon and three every afternoon, ordering a glass of milk and at least two jumbo chocolate chip cookies – his breakfast – and sits down to chat with us. He’s just woken up after a long night of partying. He likes music, art, and skating. He turned 19 yesterday, and lives in his own apartment, which is very, very, very unusual for this culture. And he desperately needs Jesus.
I’d noticed Bell (his “artist” name – his real name is Zvonimir) around town for the past year, seeing him nearly every day at the grocery store, on my street, outside the cafe. Always with a different friend. And always looking so lost. Finally, he came to the cafe one day a few weeks ago, and once he got hooked on our baked goods and cheap prices, has come in nearly every day since.
He almost never comes in with friends, and always sits downstairs with us instead of going upstairs to the seating area, both of which make it really easy to engage in conversations with him. We’ve shared about Jesus with him several times now, and invited him to church. This Sunday, he came in for his breakfast (even though the cafe is closed on Sundays) right before church, and this time, accepted our invitation to join us. He was very interested in our study in Revelation, and has been asking us since then what we mean by Jesus being the Door. Yesterday, he told us, “I like the way you do church. You have the answers for everything.” I assured him that God, in His word, has given us those answers, and they’re available to him, too.
Please pray for him. His mind is clouded and confused. His eyes are blinded. His heart needs to be touched by the Holy Spirit and by God’s saving grace!!!
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