Lost in translation
Talking to 3 Chilean students in Spanish, I didn't understand the question. The dude with a shaggy beard pointed to my friend's Jamaican keychain. "Jim Morrison," he said in broken English. "Marijuana."
He said something else in Spanish and started laughing. I just nodded and said, "si."
My two American friends busted out laughing. "Dude, you just told them that you smoke marijuna."
"What?"
I panicked but tried to redeem the conversation with a spiritual curveball.
"Well, actually I did smoke a little when I was in high school. But that was before I had a strong relationship with Jesus. What about you...do you know Him?"
Not exactly textbook evangelism, but it was worth a try.
He said something else in Spanish and started laughing. I just nodded and said, "si."
My two American friends busted out laughing. "Dude, you just told them that you smoke marijuna."
"What?"
I panicked but tried to redeem the conversation with a spiritual curveball.
"Well, actually I did smoke a little when I was in high school. But that was before I had a strong relationship with Jesus. What about you...do you know Him?"
Not exactly textbook evangelism, but it was worth a try.
posted by petagator at
6:19 PM
4 Comments:
Next time, stick with the 4 Laws :)
4:20 baby.
Actually....this story is pretty funny!
By
Unknown, at 6:53 PM
You should had said what Bill Said. "I never did inhalle" ;-)
By
Unknown, at 7:42 AM
Honesty is the best policy! I think you can have a HUGE impact on people when telling that you aren't perfect and that God is still working on you. Awesome story!!
-Lindz
By
Anonymous, at 8:32 AM
Been.....too.....long.....must....come....home.
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Unknown, at 8:34 PM
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