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It was exactly in this place

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that I met Miro for the first time.

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Miro is a young guy about 20 years old.

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Guy with problems (that)

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a lot of us probably can say

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we don’t have.

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And it was about 6 months ago

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that I met him just when I was

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walking out from one of our

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young adults meeting,

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one of our concerts that we had.

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He was here looking pretty high.

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and it didn’t take me long to realize

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he was having some troubles with drugs.

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Today 6 months later, the same guy, Miro

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just entered detox,

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in the process of reconciliation.

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And it just reminds me that

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people that we think are not likely

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to really find meaning to life,

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just like Miro.

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A guy with no family,

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(who) grew up in an orphanage,

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no friends. Now 6 months later,

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he gave his life to Christ -

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(he) made a step of faith

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that in the beginning he just laughed about.

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And now 6 months later

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his life is completely changed.

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And I’m really looking forward to

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meeting him here again.

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And hopefully taking other guys

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just like him with him.

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Because I think God is

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in the business of changing people

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and I’m really glad to be part of that!

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I don’t think I’ve ever had to

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look for opportunities to share the gospel.

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To go looking for somebody

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who had big ears and that(who) seemed like he

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was willing to listen.

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There are just too many people

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in my life that

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I get to talk to every day.

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And so looking for opportunities

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is something very usual.

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Just people that I meet in the tram,

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I meet

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at work,.

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And sometimes what is the toughest

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is the closest people: my family, (or)

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people that just don't know or have

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decided not to believe what I believe.

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My job is to be faithful to be with them,

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to walk through this process with them.

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I tell them there is more;

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there is more than just having your career,

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there is more to life than just what we see.

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I find it’s very important

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to be really extreme,

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and really progressive

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about what you do.

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If it’s in a restaurant like leaving a tip

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that might shock sometimes

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and that can open up…

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It just happened to me last week -

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(God) opened some door to an

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amazing conversation in a grocery store

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just a free smile with a big thank you

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and sometimes buying a lolly pop

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for the cashier.

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And I mean I don’t get to spend

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that long with them

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but I try to maybe initiate another meeting.

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In the public library that's a place

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where I spend a lot of time either teaching

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or sometimes studying.

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And there are people that just come there

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that(who) do not want to study,

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they just want to talk to people,

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socialize .

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And you just happen to have 3-4 people

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sitting right by you.

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Look at the book that they are reading.

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You may find a topic

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that they seem to be interested in.

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It started about 2 years ago

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when we met after a long time

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we met actually at a concert.

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God just put truly put him on my heart

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and gave me a true burden

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which I believe God does.

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So I initiated some jogging.

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We live right next to one another.

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We started jogging (and) started talking.

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Sometimes we would talk

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Till(until) 2-3 in the morning

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over some tea or some coffee.

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Eventually, because I love traveling,

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I asked him to come to Tibet with me.

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That was an amazing school when you

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get to eat worms, and sleep outside.

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That was just really intensive time together

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when I could share the gospel with him

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and in a country like Tibet

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live the example of Christ to him.

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Now, 2 years later looking back,

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he's not only become my best friends,

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not only somebody who knows the Lord

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and found purpose in his life,

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but also somebody that leads with me,

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somebody that does what I do

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with young people,

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helping the homeless find a place,

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helping the drug addicts recover.

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It took a lot of coffee, a lot of invitations,

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a lot of initiatives, a lot of

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long nights and long evenings,

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a lot of listening.

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But now, looking back I cannot imagine;

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I cannot imagine what would have happened

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if I had missed that opportunity.

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I'm asking myself

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how many people

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long to be changed,

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long to be given that hope that was given to me

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just because somebody was bold enough

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to open their mouth

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and to confirm their words with their deeds.

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And that's why for me it’s not a must

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it’s a passion, it’s a privilege

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to live such a life

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that people would ask questions.