a great example...

tuesday is a great example of why men are needed to serve our Lord in Senegal! on tuesday, i was standing in the front of our apartment with a F4F girl who had arrived that morning. she was wearing a cross necklace. this man who i had met previously walked by and began greeting us, then noticed her necklace. first of all let me say, this man is much older than i-like at least 55 years old-and is an obvious elder in the neighborhood. i am always shocked that he even greets us. however, upon seeing her necklace he decided to have a nice spiritual chat with me. he ended up saying that Jesus Christ is not Gods son because God cant have a son. he said that he and i both had earthly mothers and fathers, and that Christ did too. this is one of the biggest arguments of Muslims: that God cannot have a son and that Christ is only a prophet, not a Savior! oh i wish this man knew the truth: that my Jesus is a Savior and he is my Savior!!!
the newly arrived girl of course had no idea what this man was saying to me and about her necklace, but i quickly informed her. i could only tell him that i disagreed with what he believed and had to leave it at that. like i have mentioned before, i as a girl am not to talk with men. it breaks my heart that i couldnt sit down and talk with this man...true, that even if it were appropriate, i dont have the language skills...
i am still excited that i was able to have this conversation with that man. he knows i am a follower of Christ now. i can rest easy at night because i know how powerful my God is and he can directly speak to this man! pray for him and others as they are asking questions and saying things to us about our different faiths. pray that God will speak through us!