Oh boy, what a day! First thing this morning there was a guy who wanted to bet my uncle $500 that he could get a better offer on his ring from a store downtown. He was going on and on and on and on and on for like 5 minutes straight. It was seriously ridiculous. My uncle knows what he's talking about and is usually really fair in his offerings, but this guy just couldn't believe it.
And that was just the beginning of it. Because of the staff who was working, it was just me and my uncle who could test/buy gold or silver. I did a few by myself, but always usually double checked with him first. One lady had a few rings and didn't like the price I offered so she waited until my uncle could come and double check everything. I had done everything right, she ended up taking her rings back with her.
I spent the day organizing watches and putting up with the two ridiculous guys that were working. I bought Kindle chargers because I wanted to purchase the one that he had in his store that was missing that piece of equipment. I racked my brain trying to figure out how better to organize the hundreds (possibly over a thousand) DVD's he has in the store, as well as what to do with all of the CD's. I calculated the totals for tools that were 40% off today and leaving like the watermelon on a summer day. I was greeting sweaty people coming inside grateful for the air conditioning in the scorching 100+ degree weather. And probably my favorite part of the day was taking water to the construction workers and police officers working outside of the shop.
It reminded me that everyday we have a chance to brighten someone's day, to make a difference, to be a light. No matter where we are or what we are doing, we are in a mission field, we are called to be witnesses. We are to do all things as if until the Lord. Even though I've been spending my days hanging out in a pawn shop, I can still live for and glorify the Lord. =)
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