I praise God that He has chosen such a flawed man like me to help others. (270.6 pounds)

A few week ends ago our family had the great opportunity to share our life's story and our passion for Bangladesh with Ruth's parents church in Plymouth, Indiana.  After speaking in Sunday School, I was approached by a gentleman who was asking me about my weight loss.  He told me that it was of particular interest to him because he had a grandson who was in need of losing a lot of weight.  I asked this gentleman if he would ask his grandson if I could take him to dinner some night and he told me he would ask him and let me know.  We exchanged contact information and went on our respective ways.  I was pleasantly surprised the next week when the grandfather did, in fact, contact me and I scheduled dinner with the grandson for the following Thursday night. 

Fast forward a couple of weeks and the grandson now has a name (Aaron) and we have had dinner together a couple of times with the most recent time being tonight.  Aaron is 18 years old, 6'4" and 425 pounds.  Anyone seeing Aaron would see him as a big dude.  Aaron reminds me a lot of myself.  Aaron really enjoys a lot of the same things I enjoy and I know the hurts he feels far to well.  I am not talking about the pain that being 400+lbs. physically inflicts on your body.  Rather, I am speaking for the far more debilitating emotional pain that being morbidly obese causes.

There is no doubt in my mind that God has done and continues to do a miracle in my body.  Because I have experienced this, I have the rare ability to speak with conviction to Aaron and any of the other over 30% of Americans who are obese.  I do not have medical expertise to offer Aaron nor can I serve as a master dietitian for him.  All I can offer him is hope.  It is my desire in the coming weeks to continue to share with Aaron that God is willing and able to do an amazing work in his life. 

Friends, please pray for Aaron.  Please pray first that Aaron will encounter God through the saving grace of His son Jesus Christ.  Also, please pray that Aaron will be willing and obedient to do what is good and right with regards to his weight. 

To have gone through all of the things that I have in the last year'ish has been incredibly humbling.  Moreover, to be used of the Lord to help others is earth shaking to me.  I praise God that He has chosen to use such a flawed man like me to help others!