“It’s actually a good thing you guys are doing, cause my conscience is affected by it.”
Lamont and I praying together downtown “Hello!” I greeted a passerby who was walking up from the bus stop. “I already have one,” he said, holding up one of our Created Equal brochures. He continued: “It’s actually a good thing you guys are doing, cause my conscience is affected by it .” I was downtown in Columbus, Ohio, just about to pack up and head back to the office with our team of interns when I met Lamont. I was struck by the comment he made about his conscience being affected by our outreach. He went on to explain that over 40 years ago, his girlfriend had aborted their second child without his knowledge while he was living in selfishness. I asked how he was doing after learning about his child that was killed by abortion, and he told me that over time he realized that he could forgive himself since God was able to forgive him. “You believe in God, don’t you?” he asked. “Yes sir, I’m a Christian!” I answered. “I already knew,” was his response. ...