Director,
e3 Legacy
The work
in Cambodia was off to a fast start. As we fly over the Pacific Ocean, a Korean
teenager was wearing a sweatshirt from my high school’s alma mater in Southern
California. It turns out that Harry (his American name) had moved with his
mother four months earlier from Korea to Orange County to attend high school.
He admitted that he had no religious background and had no idea what would
happen to him when he died. He wanted to hear the story of God’s love. He was
taking a religion class at the high school and just learning about
Christianity, but he had yet to hear the gospel.
I began
with the Creation story, answering his many questions. When he asked if Adam
and Eve were Jesus’ parents, it was time to back up and provide more
explanation. The term sin was also new to Harry, but once the definition was provided,
he recognized that he was a sinner. At times, Harry’s eyes would light up when
he realized I was sharing something that He’d heard a little about in his
religion class, like the Trinity. After nearly an hour and a half conversation,
I asked if he wanted to put His faith in Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of
his sin. His response was “Of course.” I must admit that I almost didn’t ask
him if he wanted to be a follower of Jesus, thinking that he needed more time
to ponder these truths that he was hearing about for the first time. It was a
reminder to me that we don’t know what’s in someone’s heart unless we ask.
As I
explained how to invite Christ into his life through prayer, I asked if he’d
ever prayed before and did he understand what it was, and again, he did not.
After explaining what prayer was, Harry bowed his head as we jetted above the
clouds and gave his life to Christ!
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