Timothy Harris

I understood. that the that the police in texas had wanted to arrest him not for fasting but because he was speeding and he didn't know the word for speeding so he just said fasting which It meant driving too fast. And it was just so funny. And then Miriam said, well, how fast were you going? And he said, 120. Oh, goodness. And we and our friends that were there were kind of gasping.

I understood. that the that the police in texas had wanted to arrest him not for fasting but because he was speeding and he didn't know the word for speeding so he just said fasting which It meant driving too fast. And it was just so funny. And then Miriam said, well, how fast were you going? And he said, 120. Oh, goodness. And we and our friends that were there were kind of gasping.

And then he said, well, he said, you know, he wasn't mad at the policeman, you know, or the highway patrolman. He was literally mad at people back in Saudi Arabia because he said nobody explained to him before he came to America that you couldn't go that fast on the roads.

And then he said, well, he said, you know, he wasn't mad at the policeman, you know, or the highway patrolman. He was literally mad at people back in Saudi Arabia because he said nobody explained to him before he came to America that you couldn't go that fast on the roads.

Maybe. I don't know. That's a good. Yeah. But anyway, he got pulled over and he was, you know, told us that story. It was humorous. But and then basically then he his friend sent a text And I just have it here in the book on page 195. He said, hello, Tim. This is Ferris. Sorry if I did bother you this evening.

Maybe. I don't know. That's a good. Yeah. But anyway, he got pulled over and he was, you know, told us that story. It was humorous. But and then basically then he his friend sent a text And I just have it here in the book on page 195. He said, hello, Tim. This is Ferris. Sorry if I did bother you this evening.

Just want to say it was really an honor for me to meet a man like you who's trying to understand the difficulties we encounter as people from another country. Now, here's what's convicting to me, Brandon, these next two paragraphs. He said, to be honest with you, I've lived in this country in the U.S. for two years and I have never had a spiritual conversation with an American. Yeah.

Just want to say it was really an honor for me to meet a man like you who's trying to understand the difficulties we encounter as people from another country. Now, here's what's convicting to me, Brandon, these next two paragraphs. He said, to be honest with you, I've lived in this country in the U.S. for two years and I have never had a spiritual conversation with an American. Yeah.

And then the second thing he said, his second paragraph was that you and Miriam did not treat me as an alien like most people do. And I was amazed by that. And so, you know, it was it was kind of bittersweet, like, OK, it was sweet that he felt, you know, loved.

And then the second thing he said, his second paragraph was that you and Miriam did not treat me as an alien like most people do. And I was amazed by that. And so, you know, it was it was kind of bittersweet, like, OK, it was sweet that he felt, you know, loved.

by us, but the part was that in two years, no Christian had ever had ever engaged him in any form of a spiritual conversation and that most people treated him like he was from outer space. You know, yeah, that that definition of of alien. And so, yeah, I mean, I have found that Muslims, international students

by us, but the part was that in two years, no Christian had ever had ever engaged him in any form of a spiritual conversation and that most people treated him like he was from outer space. You know, yeah, that that definition of of alien. And so, yeah, I mean, I have found that Muslims, international students

who come here, they really do think that we will talk to them about our faith because they are Muslims and they talk freely about their faith wherever they are. It's just part of their world all the time. Everything they do in their life is about their faith. Even words, I mean, your listeners might find this odd, but it shows how much their faith is involved in daily part of life.

who come here, they really do think that we will talk to them about our faith because they are Muslims and they talk freely about their faith wherever they are. It's just part of their world all the time. Everything they do in their life is about their faith. Even words, I mean, your listeners might find this odd, but it shows how much their faith is involved in daily part of life.

They even say certain words in Arabic as they go into the restroom. They even put a shoe on a certain foot first. They have all these sayings and habits, and it's like Leviticus on steroids. And so when they come here, they think we're the same way about our faith, And that we're going to live it and we're going to talk it.

They even say certain words in Arabic as they go into the restroom. They even put a shoe on a certain foot first. They have all these sayings and habits, and it's like Leviticus on steroids. And so when they come here, they think we're the same way about our faith, And that we're going to live it and we're going to talk it.

And when we don't say anything about our faith, it's just confusing to them. Because it's like, why wouldn't you talk about your faith? This is part of who we are and what we do. And so that's why I think they come here expecting Christians to talk to them about faith matters.

And when we don't say anything about our faith, it's just confusing to them. Because it's like, why wouldn't you talk about your faith? This is part of who we are and what we do. And so that's why I think they come here expecting Christians to talk to them about faith matters.

Well, that one is so easy. The main way to make a Muslim international student feel loved is to invite them to coffee.

Well, that one is so easy. The main way to make a Muslim international student feel loved is to invite them to coffee.