Talking with the Hotel Staff

I’m out of country right now at a conference. The conference is being held at a hotel/conference center facility – and we’re staying at the hotel. We’ve had opportunity to interact with a number of the hotel/convention staff over these days – and I thought I would write about two of the more memorable instances (several times conversations were started, but the person had other things to do and needed to leave part way through the conversation).

While the staff were cleaning up the conference center one night I started talking with two of the ladies that were cleaning up. As we talked, I gave them souvenirs from the States (million dollar bills) and explained that they were tracts. We started talking through the commandments – and they were open to the discussion. We made it through most of the commandments (of which they were guilty) – even though they didn’t really have a belief in God (we found more people with such a belief while we were in the other country – as compared to America). Unfortunately, after discussing their guilt and destiny in hell, another staff member came by lugging some heavy water containers and asked for their help. The two ladies seemed glad to help and end the conversation – but they left with tracts and an encouragement to read their Bibles and get right with God.

In riding an elevator one evening I was with a member of the hotel staff – and offered him a souvenir from the States (a million dollar bill). He took it – and was VERY happy with it. Turns out he collects currency, and was anxious to take this one home, flatten it (I had folded it in my pocket), and mount it in his collection. I did share that it was a gospel tract, and he said he would read the back, but he wasn’t too interested in talking about the gospel (but he was willing to talk about money!).