Within the first weeks of the Christian Evangelism activity, I was able to meet and become acquainted with Sean. Sean is 17 years old. He is living with his foster family in our neighborhood. I am not sure about his ancestral lineage but from our conversations I learned that his grandparents were migrants who were not very successful in fulfilling their dreams in the foreign land. He was entrusted to his foster parents who are helping him to have a decent living and education. Unfortunately, his foster parents are already old and they would usually leave Sean by himself in their house.
With very little money, Sean is not only challenged by the lack of people to talk to, he is also challenged everyday on how to make ends meet. As we became friends I saw his situation as an opportunity to help another person fulfill some of his physical and social needs. It should be noted that these needs are very important for a meaningful life. I would usually invite Sean to our house for breakfast and/or dinner. At first, he was very reluctant, but after a few days, we were like best friends. Also, I had some chances of sharing my testimony of the Gospel. For example, there were times when he was feeling down and I would always tell him that I know that God will help him. He also saw the bible at my house and he asked me about it, so I gave him a little overview about the holy book. I think I would continue to befriend Sean and then give him a bible for himself.
As I evaluate my experiences with Sean, I realized that God has called us not necessarily to become lords above others but to become servants like he was. I also realized what the Lord meant when he said that the greatest among us are the servants – this is because servants are the ones who really do great help to other people. I also realized that we will always need somebody to fulfill our needs.
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