Special Service Day in the Mountains

Yesterday was an amazing day! We spent 3.5 hours in rural territory, helping out a congregation that has a vast territory to work. Their territory covers most of Lincoln County which consists of over 4,000 sq miles. We had to drive quite a bit to get to our assigned place to work. We also were assigned another car group of happy pioneers & strong publishers to lead us into the unknown(for us). So 8 of us sallied forth to our "huge" territory. We as a group completed two loooooong roads in the territory. Most of the houses were not at homes & we were instructed to write down everything & leave older magazines in the door. So we were on the lookout for addresses, names or other information that could help the local congregation to either find the householder or write to them later.

We did find some people home. We got the usual "Not Interested" response from most. Then we went on to the next house. We didn't drive in because of a huge NO TRESPASSING BEWARE OF DOGS sign. Plus the place didn't look like a house. It looked like some kind of compound. So we were looking for an address to write down when we noticed they were flying an Israeli flag along with a USA flag. We found that interesting because that is not something we see much of. A man came out of the 'compound' and was walking along the fence looking at us. So my mother rolled down the car window & started talking to the man. She said: "We noticed the Israeli flag & found that interesting." The man kind of laughed & said: "Yes, but I will tell you something even more interesting... I am a Muslim from Turkey. The home owner is a Jew." So my mother asked him if he was just renting & he said no that he was a house guest there! Just about then a big man with a long pony tail came swaggering over. We expected trouble. He was the home owner.

So my mother started discussing with both men that it was obvious that they were peace-loving & that the world isn't. They agreed & stated that according to the world they should be enemies but they are friends.  My mother than pointed out that a lot of the trouble in this world is brought about by religions. They both agreed and said that most religions do not agree with "the Text" or the Bible. Both men have read it & they have discussion about it & their religions with each other.

My mother offered them both the Bible teach book & they both excepted it & agreed to read it along with their copies of the Bible!!! =O My mother & the Jewish man exchanged emails & he said he would keep in touch. Both men were very nice and very open to the truth. We can hope & pray that their hearts are reached.

That was the highlight of the day. We had many good experiences & I may post some more later but at the moment I am suffering from a brutal migraine & sick stomach. So I will end this post now & come back tomorrow or the next day.