A day in the life of a city bus rider...

Today was a good day. We rode the buses for about 4 hours. We saw a lot of the city and we were able to observe much of the culture by the way that they interacted with each other on the buses. I was able to meet a few people but one in particular was a very good contact. He spoke some English so that made it much easier to communicate with him. His name was David and I was able to get hie e-mail and cell number so pray that God will open up a door for the gospel in his life. I am picking up a little Arabic every day but like I said it is a little. I hang out with two guys a lot. One I will call MJ and the other AJ. MJ only speaks Arabic, French, and Spanish but no English (only Arabic, French, and Spanish...wow that is the understatement of the week) anyway, I spent time with MJ riding the buses today and he taught me how to count in Arabic as well as say "to go" in the past, present, and future and he taught me how to say "to eat" in the past, present, and future. Oh yeah and I learned how to say he, she, him, her, I, you...and so on but don't ask me to remember it all. We will have to have a review time tomorrow. Can I just say that I am so glad that Coke is universal. Wow! How refreshing it is to buy a Coke anytime anywhere. We had the wonderful opportunity of eating supper at a McDonald's tonight and something that was mildly humorous was that they had an item on the menu named the McArabia. The only way I can think to explain it is like a thick tortilla with meat, lettuce, and what not in the middle. Don't quote me on that though. After dinner we all went to the men's humble abode (that would be where I am staying) and talked with some friends back in the States through the internet/web cam. We finished off the evening by getting out into the community and attempting to meet people. A few of us guys took a basketball and a futbol (soccer ball for all of you Americans confused) out into the streets and after a while we had a ton of kids/teens around us so we had a good chance to meet a number of people in the neighborhood as well as maybe some future friends/contacts. I guess we will find out over the next few weeks. Some of the people that we met today that you can pray for are Mohammed, David, and Ali. Also pray for MJ and AJ. May God be glorified in everything that we do. Prayer is vital. Prayer is a must. If I am self dependent I can do nothing. If I don't pray than I am proud and self dependent and nothing takes place for the glory of God. If I am on my knees and God dependent than things take place for His glory. Pray that I will remain on my knees.