I am the Priest in The Good Samaritan

Last Wednesday before prayer meeting in Kingston Georgia, I went to the local convenient store to buy some jerky (I had not had dinner). There was an Indian man behind the counter. I introduced myself and told him that I was about to attend a prayer meeting. I asked him how we could pray for him. He replied

"Me? You are going to pray for me?"

He was shocked that I wanted to pray for him. I was shocked by his answer.

He said "Only one thing" as he held up one finger . . . "that all of my sins in my life be forgiven."

I told him that we would pray over his request and I asked him f I could come back some time to tell him how he could know the God who forgives sin. He said that I could and I walked out. I got in my car and remembered that I did not even get his name so I went back in the store and asked him.

He said, "they call me Mike."

I said "O.K. Mike." and left again.

As I was backing out of my parking place, he tapped on my window, scaring me half to death. I rolled down my window and he said

"The people here call me Mike but your God, if He is real, will know me as Munir." And then for further clarification, he spelled it for me "M...U...N...I...R."

We smiled a goodbye and I went to prayer meeting where we prayed for Munir. I knew that we couldn't pray his sins away for him but we prayed that his heart would be open to the gospel when I went back.

Call me the priest in The Parable of the Good Samaritan. Even though this man was screaming for me to tell him the Good News, even though he so desperately wanted to know that such a prayer could be answered, I had to go lead prayer meeting, leaving a dying man laying in the ditch. I would have been late. Shame on me. God forgive me. Confession does nothing without repentance, so I finally went back today and visited with Munir again.

I asked him what day and time would be good to talk with him since he was at work. It was noon so the store was hopping with people. We set a time and place for Friday but before I left, he asked me who my God was. I told him that my God is the God of Jesus Christ. He nodded and said "I see you Friday."

I pray that Friday I get to see my friend Munir begin his new life with Christ. He is married and has two children. Please pray for his rescue and the rescue of his family. I would love nothing more then to witness my new brother in Christ telling his family about his newfound Jesus!