Kings Point Condominiums, where we live, was built to circle around a lake, housing at the present time approximately 9000 people, with probably 99% of the residents being Jewish. Kings Point could properly be described as its very own village or community. Across from the condominiums are individual homes. Though these homes are a “stone’s throw away,” it is as if they existed miles and miles apart from one another. As Jewish believers in Jesus, we are accustomed to living in what some would consider to be two disparate worlds. As for our friend above, this is KRAMER! We are blessed to have Kramer’s owners, Michael and Sandi, as our friends – with all three of them (Michael, Sandi, and Kramer) living in one of the above-mentioned homes.
Yesterday while Sandi, Kramer, and Mimi were walking together, they began an interesting conversation. Sandi had asked whether Mimi thought Jews were better able to share Jesus with their Jewish friends or whether actually this was best left to the Gentile. Mimi was explaining why she saw it as God’s divine plan to use both together, when Kramer demonstrated that we were leaving out an especially unique group of living beings: the Canines (Jew or Gentile? – well, Kramer is a Jewish name, I guess, but he’s owned by a Wonderful Gentile Couple –point is: God uses us all.)
Okay, to the point already: A Jewish man, a resident of Kings Point, as he walked towards us on his way home, Kramer went up to “Jonah” and welcomed him into our conversation. Jonah introduced himself by saying his name was the same was one of the “minor prophets” in the Bible. Yes, of course, we took advantage of the opening. That’s not all. Mimi remembered his name and his face – Michael had helped Jonah and his daughter put up two ceiling fans in their unit several months ago. Michael had also given Jonah a DVD of the debate, which Jonah told Mimi he had indeed watched. He is a very intelligent and very gracious man. He mentioned how much he had appreciated Michael’s work in his unit and thought he should have received something more for his labor. Mimi explained: “I’m the negotiator. In exchange for his putting up the ceilings fans, give my husband an hour to do a Bible study with you.” Just as Jonah said “sure, that’d be fine,” who do we see walking up towards us on the sidewalk? Well, tell you what, we’ll let Sandi describe it. This is an email she sent to us last night:
That was an incredible event. The way it all happened, You and me meeting, you walking back with me, meeting Jonah and THEN Michael? God surrounded him with light and he has no clue. Interesting man. Yes, Awesome!
Please pray for the soon-to-be meeting between Michael and Jonah to look at Scriptures – oh, Jonah also said he would very much be interested in attending the debate to be held here at Kings Point.
