rachel..

tonight i hung out with my friend *rachel again..
she is one of the warmest, kindest people i know...
she is fasting for ramazan this month, so we met for iftar, the time each night she breaks fast..
the first thing she did was grab her drink and take a huge gulp... she was so thirsty...although she had fasted all day from both food and drink, she knew that her thirst overshadowed her hunger..
my desire for her is that she would have that same thirst for our Father, Messiah.
to drink in His Truth and be satisfied.

each time we talk, she openly listens as i (and others) explain deep spiritual truths to her. she listens, reflects, asks questions, and is never impatient with me...

i've explained things ranging from j's life, death, resurrection, what it means to have a relationship with God, the picture of Chrst and the church, what a godly husband looks like, why i would never marry someone who didn't love jesus like i do.

she has told me she knows i am going to paradise because i love my jesus so much.
i can only hope some of this is leaving her waking up in the night... desiring to know Truth...desiring to know who this J is I talk about...and that she will find Truth in him..

as we talk, my heart breaks in ways it has not before for Mslm people. i want her to know the saving grace of my Redeemer. to be free. free from practices that will never get her to Heaven. free from lies she has believed. free to love Him. & free to be transformed.