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Out of My Comfort Zone .2

Thursday, May 8th, 2008

Check out part one here if you missed it.

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We pulled into Wendy’s, the perfect place for a solid meal between two strangers. I was tempted to pull a drive-thru but instead turned my car into a parking place. This meeting was too important to waste on a drive-thru run.

Getting out of the car, it was evident that this may become awkward. We had established each others age, his roots from Poland, and his homelessness. What else was there to talk about? What are you supposed to talk about in these situations? (more…)

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Out of My Comfort Zone .1

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Right now I SHOULD be studying but my head hurts so much from lack of sleep and my back causing me stress that I’m taking a break to praise God for what happened today.

I’ve always wanted to do stuff like this and only since January have I actually acted on callings like these. Today was one of those days. After spending a few hours at work doing some admin stuff for my boss, I headed home in my car. Sidenote — nice weather has hit Connecticut for good now and it is awesome! Windows down, sunroof open — I am happy :)

Anyways, I’m a couple miles from home when I pass a kid that I saw back in August after the Leadership Summit. I remember wishing I had stopped to by him food since he had been holding a sign simply saying, “Hungry…” This time was no different. I passed him and wished I had stopped. (more…)

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