Here was the newspaper headline the day after Christian church firebombings in Malaysia. Malaysians of different backgrounds took to the street to offer flowers and smiles to strangers passing by in a gesture of friendship, unity and peace.
When Renee and I were in Costa Rica people that we encountered outside of Intel were often being nice because they were paid to be nice. I’ll call it “Oregon Nice”. As in, “Hello, I’ll smile because I have to, please spend lots of money, and then immediately return home”. It’s been very different here in Penang. Everyone has been wonderful and genuinely warm and friendly.
My prayer is that my Christian brothers and sisters here in Malaysia model Christ’s example of forgiveness. What a witness that would be, and the above photo is touching evidence that such forgiveness is being extended.
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