A Wow Moment

Today, I met a young man named Jorge. I am doing some minor renovation for a friend's daughter and I went to the day labor center in Plano, to hire someone to help me with some of the work. I ended up with Jorge. He was a friendly young man, about 20-years old. We arrived at the house and I showed Jorge what I needed him to do. After a couple of hours, we took a break and were sitting in the shade drinking a bottle of water. Jorge looked at me and asked, "Do you know Jesu Cristo?" I told him that as a matter of fact, I did. He got a really big smile and told me, "Esta bueno!" I asked Jorge to tell me how he came to know Jesu Cristo. He told me that some missionaries came to his town in Mexico when he was 17. An American missionary told him about Jesus and his need for Him. He became a Christian and about three years ago, felt called to come to the United States and minister to Spanish-speaking people who don't know our Lord. He and his wife came to Texas and shortly after that, she was killed by a drunk driver. I told him how sorry I was and he looked at me and said, "Yes, it is sad, but she is in heaven now and I will see her again." He continued to tell me how good God is! This is a young man who makes $60 per day and yet he counts it as a blessing because it allows him to continue to minister to people who need the Lord. This young man takes the DART train and gets to West Dallas and then spends all day Saturday and Sunday going from door-to-door witnessing to Spanish-speakers.

Once again, I am in awe that God used that missionary to impact the lives of this young man and so many more. I am even more awed that He let me have this WOW moment. I am humbled!