During the last few
months Mike had been contemplating putting an ad in the biggest local
newspaper that is specifically for the Gora Kalwaria area. At the end of August
Mike took the ad into the office and they said, “Fine, come back next Monday
and proof it.” On Monday Mike returned
to the newspaper office to find out that they rejected the ad, which was
mostly just the name of the place in Gora Kalwaria, address, and times of
services. When Mike asked why they
would not print it, they said that they did not have to give a reason since
it was a private company. At first discouraged by
their refusal, Mike decided to go to three other small newspapers that also
go to the area. When he was walking up
to the door of the second newspaper office, a salesman, Piotr, met him on the
sidewalk, and they began talking.
Piotr was interested when he saw the ad and told Mike that he had been
looking for someone who could talk to him about the “real God” as he didn’t
believe that the Catholic church had the answer. They stood outside in
the cool, light drizzle and talked for close to 30 minutes about God. Piotr made an appointment to meet Mike the
next day at GK to talk about his problems, his search for God, and the ad, of
course. Piotr came at the
appointed time and talked with Mike for close to 3 hours. Please pray for him as he searches for
truth. This incident once again pointed out God’s sovereignty, as Mike wouldn’t have searched for another newspaper if the first one would |