Tonight I was wondering around the city as usual, trying to figure out where in the world I was, when I asked a man for directions. He agreed to walk with me to my destination, and it turned out that he spoke English pretty well. This was definitely an intelligent, well educated man. Our conversation quickly turned from basic stuff like family and work, to deeper things like political and social reform in Morocco. I actually felt kind of dumb - this guy was smarter than me for sure. Despite the intelligence gap he agreed to sit at a sidewalk cafe and talk with me for a bit. Now before I go on, you need to know that there's a reason I haven't updated this blog in a while. I'll be honest, things have slowed down for me quite a bit. It's been a while since I've witnessed to anyone. Now, is that because God stopped working and giving me opportunities? No. It's because I allowed myself to get discouraged and quit looking for them. I walked around for a few days without really meeting anyone that speaks English; people didn't fall right into my lap like they did on the first part of the trip. That doesn't give me an excuse to stop praying and stop trying. I talked in church on wednesday night about not being lulled to sleep spiritually like the disciples in the garden of Gethsemane; I was talking to myself more than anyone else. This morning I read the account in Luke (whether you believe it really happened or not, the concept is very real) of the rich man and Lazarus. Now, in his earthly life the rich man had it all, and Lazarus was miserable. But in hell, when this man looked over at Lazarus and begged for just one drop of water on his tongue, I wonder if he wished that someone had told him about Jesus? He definitely begged that someone be sent to his still living brothers to tell them of the Gospel. How many people are in hell right now, wishing that someone would have told them? Now trust me, I'm not discounting God's sovereignty. He hasn't missed anyone and He never will. But somewhere inside that infinite mystery, Romans 10:14 does say this:

"How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in? And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard? And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?"

The great commission is there for a reason. So to sum all that up, God's really been working on me about telling as many people about Him as possible. Ok, back to the cafe. We went on for a while about the problems in Morocco, and the political condition of the world. I pretended to know what I was talking about. Then we shifted to Islam, and what thats all about. Toward the end of the conversation, I described to him the problem of sin, and the solution of Jesus Christ. When I was done, he looked up at me and said, "Thank you, I've never heard that before and I'm very happy to hear it." He agreed to come to our "bible study" on sunday and hear more about the gospel. Here's the tricky part; He works for some criminal justice branch of the government. So, as you pray, please ask that God would first of all remove the blindness from his eyes and allow him to grasp the gospel and accept Christ, that's what really matters. Also pray that no negative situations occur because of his governmental position. We trust that God is in control. Thanks for praying for me, and for Morocco. For the time being, satan is the god of this world; but Christ Jesus is King of Kings and Lord of Lords, forever and ever.