| Attractor Factor with Rev. Buddy
We were in Germany in July, and found ourselves unable to get flights out of Europe as we were flying on buddy passes, which are standby. We made the decision to purchase a ticket and fly from Berlin to London, since there were 4 flights per day from London. We met a minister, his wife and their four month old baby, Grace, the very first day in London. We were all together for two days, waiting on a flight, sleeping in the airport each night. Buddy (the minister) is starting a new church in the Anglican Church The Anglican Church is the Episcopal church in the US. He told us that meeting us was causing him to wrestle with and assess his understanding and ideas about gay people. He told us that his friend in seminary had come out to him two years ago; when he did, Buddy told him he could not support him in his "lifestyle." He has not heard from his friend since. Anyway, Buddy is a thoughtful and caring man, and we enjoyed our time with him and his family. He and Roby sat by one another on the flight from London to Atlanta (his wife and baby got on an earlier flight and I got on the one after Roby). During the flight, Buddy continued our ongoing conversation on faith and spirituality, and asked Roby many theological questions. She simply shared how she felt and listened to his beliefs. We hope that our interaction will cause him to contact his friend and perhaps re-open the door to communication. If that should happen and their friendship be re-established, then our week of sleeping in airports will have made a difference. We would call it "Gay Into Straight America goes to London!" The point is this: we didn't go "looking" for someone who is wrestling with their understanding of GLBT persons. In the course of experiencing our everyday life, it simply happened. This attractor factor creates daily miracles. We look forward to many more opportunities such as this.
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