At the grocery store, the checkout clerk asked, “Is that jackfruit? What does it taste like?"
 
“Kind of like Juicy Fruit gum,” I told him.
 
“Isn’t there something else that looks like this, but smells like cheese,” he wanted to know.
 
“If it’s spiky, that has to be durian,” I replied. “Some hate it, but I love it!” 
 
The Asian lady in line behind me was listening in. I smiled at her and she quickly added, “I like it too.”
 
“We used to live in Southeast Asia,” I told her. “Where was your family originally from?”
 
“Cambodia,” she said. 
 
By now, another person was waiting in line behind us. Quickly I asked the Cambodian lady, “What work do you do around here?”
 
“I work at Shipley’s Donuts.” As I turned to leave, she said, “By the way my name is Pam.”
 
A smile came over my face. I had prayed this prayer before I left home: “Lord I have to do these errands, but don’t let it be a waste of time. Send me someone who is searching for You.”
 
I don’t know how hard she’s searching, but I know her name, I know where she works, and I know she likes durian. Maybe someday she’ll learn to love the Creator of durian, too.
 
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