the story continues...
So the next day, that local pastor and his family went to the hotel…
After a meal with them, the evangelist invited them to his room…
: You have no idea why I asked u here, right?
He shook his head…
: You see, I was preaching about giving away one coat if we have two…
: so I felt that God wants me to give u one of my suit…
The moment the evangelist said that, the whole family burst out in tears…
They cried and hugged each other and then hugged the evangelist…
: Alright, alright, don’t be so emotional… don’t.. don’t cry…
: Sir, you don’t what happened… (sobbing)
: Yes, I don’t understand, so don’t cry anymore…
They kept crying…
So he went to his closet and chose which suit to give…
As he reached out to a 3 years old suit
:: not this one…
So he reached out to a 10 years old suit
:: not this one…
:: Lord, you can’t possibly want me to give the brand new suit, right?
:: yes, that is the one that you should give away…
:: but…but… ok, if that’s what you want me to do, I’ll do it…
The moment he took that suit and brought it to the pastor, they cried even louder…
They hugged and kissed the evangelist…
: Sir, you really don’t what happened… (sobbing)
: Yes, yes, yes… I don’t understand, so stop crying…
But, they kept crying…
: Sir, actually for the past few months I don’t have any income and my family are starving…
: Last week I received an invitation to an interpreter for a function of a multinational company…
: However, there’s one condition to this invitation – I must be well-dressed because it’s a high-class place…
: actually I wanted to call them that I can’t make it tomorrow because I don’t have any suitable suit…
: but now when you give me a brand new suit, we are so touched. We want to let you know that we are really very grateful because it meant more than just a gift… thank you so much!!!
: hm… you’re welcome.. Our God is good, He knows our needs…
The local pastor then invited the evangelist to go to their house for a cup of tea…
So they went…
He sat in the pastor’s car and was surprise that such a worn out car can still move…
The whole car was almost without cushion. Not only that, he could see through and saw the ground while he sat inside.
They reached the house….
An one room apartment…
Tea was made but only the evangelist was drinking…
: why aren’t you drinking?
: oh, so sorry for being rude but this is the only cup we have so after you finished, I’ll drink mine…
So the evangelist quickly drink it, then the pastor’s wife wash the cup and poured a cup of tea for her husband…
The evangelist was moved in tears…
All this while he thought the pastor is a wealthy man…
That the pastor lacking of nothing…
In their conversation, that pastor never ever once complaint…
Instead, he was always thanking and praising God for His faithfulness…
He seemed to be doing well, no need at all…
The evangelist went back to his hotel…
Took everything that he brought; money, clothing, shoes, and gave it to the pastor…
When I heard it, I asked myself: do I really believe Psalms 23?
4 comments:
interesting how you posted two blogs for a story.. but i think it was a great idea.. kept me waiting for more. haha. hope to hear more awesome stories from your blog.. or maybe from you even. hmmz.. no cell this fri.. sobs. haha. see ya nx week then.. since you would be going for marriage seminar rite? enjoy!
nice story.. =)
enjoy ur marriage seminar thingy.
come back then very lovey-dovey eh, haha. =P
touching .. story is a good way for us to remind God's word .. "your story .. change my life" ..
thanks .. love your story, love your words
thanks for the story...
mayb i might not have a big problem shifting back to jb from here...
hmmm... inspiration
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