Sunday, June 5, 2022
After many hours of travel from the United States, my flight landed at Santo Domingo International Airport. I was met by my ground transportation agent who drove me to the resort. Upon arrival, I was then met by a young man who transported me and my luggage via a multi-seat golf cart to the main lobby area of the resort so I could check-in at the reception desk and then finally get settled into my room. During my stay, I encountered the young man many times. On one occasion, I engaged him in a conversation about Jesus. I asked, “Are you a Christian?” He answered, “Yes, I believe in God and receive scripture on my phone every day.” I shared, “Here is a great scripture from the book of Jeremiah 29:11, it goes something like this, ‘I know the plans I have for you. Plans of good and not evil, to give you a hope and a future.’ Have you been born again?” I asked. He then replied, “No.” I continued to probe, “If you knew you were gonna die tonight and there was a way that you could go directly to heaven and spend an eternity with God in heaven, would you do it?” He replied, “Yes.” I then said, “Okay, great, bow your head and repeat after me, Lord Jesus I am a sinner in need of a Savior. I ask you now to forgive me of my sins, come into my life and be the Lord of my life. I surrender my life to you now and I receive you in faith. In Jesus’ holy name we pray, Amen.” After repeating the prayer of repentance, a glowing look of peace showed on his face which was the peace of God that surpassed all understanding. He eagerly welcomed the list of Bible scripture that he agreed to allow me to write for him the next day and welcomed it with reverence and appreciation of an opportunity to dig deeper into the word of God.