Comments on: Just Walk Across The Street (and pay attention) http://doableevangelism.com/2008/03/19/just-walk-across-the-street-and-pay-attention/ What if evangelism meant just being yourself? Wed, 07 Jan 2009 00:04:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 By: Kate http://doableevangelism.com/2008/03/19/just-walk-across-the-street-and-pay-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-15553 Kate Tue, 25 Mar 2008 05:04:25 +0000 http://doableevangelism.com/2008/03/19/just-walk-across-the-street-and-pay-attention/#comment-15553 WOW... Dan, that's amazing. I somehow find myself inspired to go stand at the gas station waiting to find "my own Daniel" to minister to! LOL Thanks for inspiring me to keep helping people and renewing my interest in people. Haha I know all of the cashiers and stockers at my local store and there problems, but somehow I don't affect them the way you did Daniel. WAY TO GO!!!! It sounds like Daniel really just needed someone to open up to and you are helping him. In 2 visits he wants to come to you church? That's Amazing! WOW… Dan, that’s amazing. I somehow find myself inspired to go stand at the gas station waiting to find “my own Daniel” to minister to! LOL Thanks for inspiring me to keep helping people and renewing my interest in people. Haha I know all of the cashiers and stockers at my local store and there problems, but somehow I don’t affect them the way you did Daniel. WAY TO GO!!!! It sounds like Daniel really just needed someone to open up to and you are helping him. In 2 visits he wants to come to you church?

That’s Amazing!

]]> By: April Terry http://doableevangelism.com/2008/03/19/just-walk-across-the-street-and-pay-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-15536 April Terry Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:29:32 +0000 http://doableevangelism.com/2008/03/19/just-walk-across-the-street-and-pay-attention/#comment-15536 I am just so wowed by this whole story! It shows how much people really need each other, and it shows how much God works to get us to pay attention to one another. Thanks so much for sharing this story! I am just so wowed by this whole story! It shows how much people really need each other, and it shows how much God works to get us to pay attention to one another. Thanks so much for sharing this story!

]]> By: Dan http://doableevangelism.com/2008/03/19/just-walk-across-the-street-and-pay-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-15369 Dan Thu, 20 Mar 2008 22:02:04 +0000 http://doableevangelism.com/2008/03/19/just-walk-across-the-street-and-pay-attention/#comment-15369 I thought that Daniel probably did say a lot of things that were made up, but then again you never know sometimes. I figure he could have wasted his time by telling me lies or could have telling me what he wanted to share. I have a strong feeling that Daniel desires that sense of belonging. The story continues... Today Daniel came into my office at church and brought me a gift in honor of my marriage to my wife I had told him about. He gave me two sets of ceramic Indian portraits of a man and a woman that appear to look at each other. He made these ceramics by himself a long time ago. Daniel tells me the gift is to remind me to look at my wife every day and when the day comes when one of us dies to put one above the other as if they were looking up to see the other in heaven. I told Daniel I was very thankful. I have since hung them up in my office. Daniel asked for bus money (AKA beer money I have now discovered) and I told him to come with me to 7 eleven so I could get him some money. As we walked to the store he told me how he had come to the church before and how he really admired Scott Parker. I was a little disappointed that he pretty much had me buy him beer, but I obliged(I figure I wont let this become a habit). We again became caught up in conversation. This time we talked about music ministry and how much it is like a gang in his eyes. I assumed that by music he literally meant the church. The church is like a gang, he told me, in that we promote a sense of belonging and community much in the same aspects of a gang he believed, but I pointed out that I see the truth in both containing a sense of family and community a difference could be seen in their objectives. He began to discuss what he believed to be most important in this world to be human relationships. I agreed with him saying that I believed that is what God had created us for. This sparked something in him because he became very excited. He again brought up his thoughts on integrity and then we discussed thoughts on sexuality. It is funny that I normally feel invaded in a situation like this, but at that point in our conversation I felt a compassion for Daniel and now I notice the beauty of his Shoshone heritage, and his language and see their value in the Kingdom of God. He has a lot of wisdom and he inspires me in a way I don't even think he means to. I prayed for God's love to give him a new sense of satisfaction. He told me he wants to come to hear the music at church on Sunday. I told him that I will be excited to see him there. I thought that Daniel probably did say a lot of things that were made up, but then again you never know sometimes. I figure he could have wasted his time by telling me lies or could have telling me what he wanted to share. I have a strong feeling that Daniel desires that sense of belonging.

The story continues…

Today Daniel came into my office at church and brought me a gift in honor of my marriage to my wife I had told him about. He gave me two sets of ceramic Indian portraits of a man and a woman that appear to look at each other. He made these ceramics by himself a long time ago. Daniel tells me the gift is to remind me to look at my wife every day and when the day comes when one of us dies to put one above the other as if they were looking up to see the other in heaven. I told Daniel I was very thankful. I have since hung them up in my office.

Daniel asked for bus money (AKA beer money I have now discovered) and I told him to come with me to 7 eleven so I could get him some money. As we walked to the store he told me how he had come to the church before and how he really admired Scott Parker.

I was a little disappointed that he pretty much had me buy him beer, but I obliged(I figure I wont let this become a habit). We again became caught up in conversation. This time we talked about music ministry and how much it is like a gang in his eyes. I assumed that by music he literally meant the church. The church is like a gang, he told me, in that we promote a sense of belonging and community much in the same aspects of a gang he believed, but I pointed out that I see the truth in both containing a sense of family and community a difference could be seen in their objectives. He began to discuss what he believed to be most important in this world to be human relationships. I agreed with him saying that I believed that is what God had created us for. This sparked something in him because he became very excited. He again brought up his thoughts on integrity and then we discussed thoughts on sexuality.

It is funny that I normally feel invaded in a situation like this, but at that point in our conversation I felt a compassion for Daniel and now I notice the beauty of his Shoshone heritage, and his language and see their value in the Kingdom of God. He has a lot of wisdom and he inspires me in a way I don’t even think he means to. I prayed for God’s love to give him a new sense of satisfaction.

He told me he wants to come to hear the music at church on Sunday. I told him that I will be excited to see him there.

]]> By: Randy http://doableevangelism.com/2008/03/19/just-walk-across-the-street-and-pay-attention/comment-page-1/#comment-15368 Randy Thu, 20 Mar 2008 21:36:13 +0000 http://doableevangelism.com/2008/03/19/just-walk-across-the-street-and-pay-attention/#comment-15368 Dan, I have to admire your willingness to listen to this guy. I'm afraid I would have blown him off, honestly. Even in reading your story I felt myself thinking, "This guy is full of crap...he's telling Dan whatever he thinks Dan wants to hear so he can get more money." Yeah, I know...not much like Jesus. You spent a lot of time with this guy. Enough for him to feel a little guilty about lying to you, which is really cool. He probably has to lie a lot to get a beer now and then. Bummer. Thanks for taking the time to notice, listen to and pray for this guy. Not only did you get to learn a little about the Shoshone traditions, you got to see a little of what God is up to in one man's life. And I think you may have nudged him just a little closer to Jesus. Way to go, friend. Way to go. Dan,

I have to admire your willingness to listen to this guy. I’m afraid I would have blown him off, honestly. Even in reading your story I felt myself thinking, “This guy is full of crap…he’s telling Dan whatever he thinks Dan wants to hear so he can get more money.” Yeah, I know…not much like Jesus.

You spent a lot of time with this guy. Enough for him to feel a little guilty about lying to you, which is really cool. He probably has to lie a lot to get a beer now and then. Bummer.

Thanks for taking the time to notice, listen to and pray for this guy. Not only did you get to learn a little about the Shoshone traditions, you got to see a little of what God is up to in one man’s life.

And I think you may have nudged him just a little closer to Jesus. Way to go, friend. Way to go.

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