On our third day in the villiage we went door to door introducing ourselves and praying for people. When it was my turn to lead the talk we came to house #35 and the man in the purple hat. I didn’t get very far into a conversation when he started to talk loud and fast. Our translator stopped translating and instead got into a heated conversation with him. He told us only that the man doesn’t believe in God and he hates the church because the music is so loud and gives him headaches. His house is two door’s from the church.
Each day as we pray in the villiage I always pray for the man in the purple hat that one day he will be open to God and that his heart will be softened. Sometimes I see him watching us as we walk and talk to people. Most days he is near his house sitting and talking to people. Last week we spent three days picking up garbage in the streets and each day he was watching us. One day I noticed him laughing as my team member Carrie joked with a man near his house taking pictures. It seems like his heart is softening towards us.
I don’t know if we will have another chance to talk to him or not but I will continue to pray for this man that one day he will be open to knowing God.
