I work a swing shift and ride the bus at night. I hand out Bibles and Scripture booklets in bags of candy. I have been known to hug sobbing female crackheads. I do Bible Handouts in some terrible places.
I think it's not considered a high risk life but it sure isn't low risk, either.
But God has given me a tremendous amount of peace. I have angel armies protecting me https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=kzQhN7Br01o&si=5DmSKRTuFxdJvzRA.
I ask God to make my protection visible to bad guys, and, several times that I saw, someone got on the bus, took one look at me, and got off. Others may sit near me but begin fidgeting and move quickly.
I use common sense. I see women on the bus hunched up staring at some middle aged Black guy in a coverall from a company probably pays 2-3 times what I make. Don't worry about him and DON'T ACT LIKE A VICTIM. Sit up, look around.
You can make probability estimates on who is likely to be a problem. Several drivers have quietly confirmed it's always the white guy. He's the hazard. I don't have any trouble with others, I give respect, and I get it. I call everyone "Boss" and they love it. But if a dirty, agitated, White man gets on the bus I'm going to keep my eye on him.
And you never know; it was my honor to hand out some material to two teenage drug dealers who had just gotten robbed and were at the perfect point where they would accept the Gospel. They were regulars on that bus, and I haven't seen them again. But I rode with them several nights a week, for weeks, before that happened.
God uses it all for good. I am sure no one would think God could use me at all. I have serious disabilities that limit me. I had a rough childhood. I had 29 years of horrible treatment from the man who claimed to love me.
And God says "I can work with that, here's your assignment".
