Posted by just plain jane on January 1, 2005, at 0:11:25
In reply to Re: for every action » just plain jane, posted by Angel Girl on December 29, 2004, at 17:51:20
They had no reply for several minutes.
They looked at each other, at me, back to one another.
Then the smart one (the "leader", of course) nodded a few times, got a little smirk on his face, and agreed.
They also were giving me a hard time about driving a crappy car, obviously under the impression that I could afford much better. I explained that I was a volunteer.
"What's a volunteer?" I was asked, and explained how I worked there but got no pay.
"Why would you do that?" they wanted to know, skepticism plain on their faces.
It was such an intensely happy moment for me to tell them, "I do it because you are here to talk to me. Because no one could pay me enough to do what I do with you kids every day. Because being here for all you kids is the best pay I could ask for. Because I DO believe in God and this is where He wants me to be."
Being in such a small community I have had the pleasure of seeing them all grow up to be decent young men.
I do not engage in debate on religion, spirituality, beliefs... these things are personally held, which makes them, in my opinion, nondebatable.
jpj
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