El Jardin

Yesterday was our free day and we went into Puerto Escondido to shop. Matt and I checked out some internet cafes and laundromats. We ate lunch at a restaurant called El Jardin. It is owned by a Christian Italian man named Franco. Franco looks like a 56 year old Jack Johnson with eyes as blue as the ocean. He is famous around here not only for having great food but for witnessing to others in his own special ways. Puerto is known as one of the best surfing beaches in the world. A few years ago there was a tournament and several surfers and some of the ESPN crew were eating at Franco's restaurant. They seemed down so Franco asked what was wrong and they explained that they were sad because there were no waves and they wouldn't be able to do the tournament. Franco said to them with his Italian accent, "I know the very Guy who makes the waves, I call for the waves." So the surfers chuckled and asked him to pray for the biggest waves ever seen in Puerto. The next day everyone showed up for the tournament and the announcer said over the speaker that there was magic in the air; that these were the biggest waves ever seen in Puerto. The tournament was amazing and the next day the waves were gone and everything was back to normal. Except for the surfers, who now have a little more respect for Chrisians and are a little closer to knowing God.