MY DAY IN DA HOOD

On yesterday I spent the entire day in S.E. Washington talking with some of the guys I grew up with. It was interesting because before I felt they saw me as just their "boy," but today it seemed as if they saw me as their mentor, or even their discipler. I was able to discuss what the purpose of giving to the church and the pastor is for (because you know its hard for men to give their money to anybody), I talked to them about creating income/business, their bodies being a temple for God, how Jesus gave his life so we could live, and the humility involved with changing for the Lord.

It was crazy because in about one hour of talking, someone pulled out the grill, hamburgers and hotdogs came from out of nowhere, and there was a cookout with 5 brothers sitting and chillin with me (except now there was no weed, no beer, and no women). It was a great time. Then satan attempted to break up the party. Now we were posted up in one of the brother's backyard, but we heard a noise, and while we were there another guy attempted to break into the house through the window on the side of the house. Of course they jacked him up but I think my presence allowed things to end peacefully, without the brother being sent to the hospital or the morgue (back in the day he would have probably been seriously injured). Then as everything begin to calm down, two of the brothers begin to argue over a pair of $10.00 shades. They almost came to blows. I sat there and listened and then I told both of them how stupid they sound and that I just talked to them about humility. I told them how satan wanted to ruin this day. You should have seen their expression. They looked like embarrassed children.

They both immediately calmed down and then neither one of them wanted to claim the glasses. I said boy the hood hasn't changed much, but I'm glad that my "hood-credibility" is still in tack and I see that just like I was a leader out of the will of God, I am a leader in the will of God

Although I don't think that my presence with them will cause a great change in their life, I think seeds were planted and I believe that God can do anything.