This Past Sunday
It’s amazing how God works. This past Sunday I decided to drive to the BART station to attend church. (For those of you who don’t know, it’s the Bay Area Rapid Transit — a very fast and convenient means of transportation for where I live). Well, I got to the station much earlier than my train arrival, so I decided to walk around and sit on a bench. While waiting, I saw that the guy next to me had his Bible opened. The pages of his Bible had some foreign characters printed on it. Being intrigued, I asked, “Hi, may I ask, is your Bible in Korean language?” Well, actually I have no knowledge of Korean, but since the characters on his Bible pages didn’t look Japanese nor Chinese, my only guess is perhaps it’s Korean. :) We started talking and apparently he is indeed from Korea. He said he hasn’t been in the States for that long. I asked him what church he attends. To my surprise he said that very Sunday morning (just hours before) was actually the first day he attended church in America. Wow! He told me he had passed by that church and decided to attend it. But lo and behold… when he sat down for the worship service, it turned out to be a Spanish speaking church! Poor guy… He couldn’t understand a word, so he ended up sitting and praying quietly throughout the whole service. Wow, I felt so bad for him. He didn’t know where to find church and he thought it was a “miracle” that I came up to him to ask about church. I was so excited, because perhaps God was using my early arrival to the BART to help him find church. I told him that I could suggest a few good churches and, if he likes to, perhaps next week he could go to the one I attend. He agreed to. We exchanged e-mail addresses and, Lord willing, we’ll be attending the same church this coming Lord’s Day! This is so awesome. I don’t know much yet about his spiritual background or his walk with God. He may or may not be Christian. But I’m really excited of how the Lord may use this whole incident and the possible ripple effects it may have for his spiritual life. This is awesome. Praise God for His timing! 
August 15th, 2007 at 5:14 pm | Permalink
That’s some awesome stuff. It’s great when we see God working in our lives and boggling when we think about how often He’s working when we don’t see it.
Peace Pilgrim
August 15th, 2007 at 7:13 pm | Permalink
Hmm… what a different. Seems like there isn’t much Korean community in your area.
In my area, most of the time when I went to Korean groceries or restaurants, I would see some people from my church. Some restaurants even have Christian pamflets. Such that I never thought a Korean man could possibly have difficulty finding a church in US
Well, as stated above, different location, different situation. Looked like God really used you to direct him to the right church.
God bless,
Abel
August 15th, 2007 at 7:25 pm | Permalink
I cannot speak/read Korean, Japanese, or Chinese, but I wonder if I could have recognized the letters. I lived with a number of Koreans for several years. I had Korean roommates. I found them to be a lively people with an enthusiastic faith.
August 16th, 2007 at 1:27 am | Permalink
Hey, Jessica. You may delete the last few, as they didn’t accomplish what I sought. I was basically trying to insert a thumbs up smiley. Godspeed.
August 16th, 2007 at 7:43 pm | Permalink
Chris wrote:
Hi Chris, thanks so much for your comments. Yes, indeed it is so wonderful.
August 16th, 2007 at 7:46 pm | Permalink
Josh wrote:
Hi Josh,
Sure, no problem (I just deleted them). And thanks for your kind thoughts/note.
August 16th, 2007 at 7:51 pm | Permalink
Jacob wrote:
Hi Jacob,
Maybe Korean letters seem to have more curves than Chinese or Japanese, I think. Chinese characters may have straighter lines/strokes… but it’s just my own perception, though.
Yep, I have a few Korean friends and I think they’re a lively & friendly people, too. In fact, the OPC church that I’m worshipping at has a few Korean people. So this new friend will hopefully get to meet them. It’ll be nice. 