The Meaning of 2 Eggs

   Today, as we commonly do, we took an afternoon walk as a family around our village. We like to greet everyone and usually pick one of the fountains of the village as our destination point since it's hot out and the fountains run with the cool water from off the mountains. By the fountain we went to today, we met an elderly man who smiled and said hello as we passed by and then on our way back, he stopped us and we spoke with him for a few minutes as he commented on our 3 children. Then he told us to wait a minute as he went back into his house and he brought us out 2 fresh eggs from his hen as a gift for feeding the children.
Having 3 children in Italy draws a lot of attention and he congratulated us and told us that he always tries to do nice deeds for people that he meets. As we thanked him and said our goodbyes and I carried the eggs home, I thought about not only how much his genuine kindness did my heart good, but also how at night he would lay his head down on his pillow with a "clear conscience" because he had done his good deed for the day and that would help him (according to his religion) get into Heaven. 

   My heart breaks for these people as I see that they are very sincere and many are genuinely kind, but without hope. Those 2 eggs were an effort for him to stay out of hell and it's so sobering to realize the bondage here. I'm so thankful to be a part of helping to "set the captives free." Please pray for our efforts as we try to help these people here realize Jesus already paid the price for their dear soul and it's worth so much more than 2 eggs. 

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