Day 1 : From geeked out to freeked out and back.

So I started the day out just about as happy as could be but the sooner it came to Go time I started feeling crazy nauseous. After a couple of well timed worship songs including one of my favs “Grace Like Rain” I was ready to go . . . sort of.

The Oval is were I wanted to start . . .

but I felt like I was supposed to head towards Panera.

Just as I was about to get to Panera BAM!!!
I felt totally lead to chill by the bus stop right before the corner.

I was figuring out how to just pull out the survey in front of this one kid who had noticed I was hanging around when all of a sudden a guy comes out of nowhere and it's clear.
This is the guy.

He had a bunch of bags and what not and was trying to get to Ohio State's hospital. I told him that it was close enough that he could walk there but he was beat and didn't want to walk anymore.

Two seconds later I'm carrying one of his bags towards the hospital.

We start to talk and I hear this guy has had a tough life and is just starting to get it together when we get into some Jesus talk. Once we get to the hospital he's told me he believes in Jesus but there's more. He has to go in and see a doctor but before I go he tells me he wants to meet up with me . . . in one hour.

We decided to meet in front of the library.

I show up at the time we decided on and 15 minutes later he showed up surprised that I came. We start talking about Jesus some more and he tells me more about his life. He's giving me all the right answers when he finally asks me if I knew he was gay. I told him that I thought it was a possibility. We talk some about that and I make sure he knows that I believe what the Bible says is truth. He respects that and just tells me that he's shocked that I didn't just blow him off. He felt God had set up this appointment and wants to talk some more. It's been raining for a bit now and he just didn't care.

PRAISE JESUS!!!

In the end he said he will attempt to be more like Jesus and seek Him out while sharing the gospel. The guy even hinted at not being sold on the gay lifestyle.

Some things were learned.

God does some wild things

1) As I walking towards Panera I was thinking about how I had really never shared the gospel with a gay guy I didn't already know without a survey. "How would I go about it?" was my question.
The next thing ya know it's happening.

2) Don't get let down if things don't work out the way you thought.
Someone was going to go out with me but at the last minute they couldn't. I felt sick and my left eyebrow had been twitching which made me feel like a basket case but I had to get out there ya know. Lastly the after SICM depression was killing but I had to keep it together.

I'm glad I went and wonder what tomorrow will bring.

God bless all of you kids and feel free to pray this deal up and go out and have your very own adventures :-)