Two homes in one city, but in two totally different areas with two totally different residents. One home was situated in a very comfortable, gated neighborhood with a well-kept yard with flowers around the mailbox and a mat at the front of the door that said, “Welcome” in soft navy letters. Inside that home lives a minister with his family. At the front of the house are bay windows where the pastor kneels to pray every morning hoping that his neighbors will see him, because he wants to be a witness.

The minister says, “Dear God, I am so grateful for who I am and what I have. I am so grateful that I get to work at a great church and that I don’t have the problems that other people have. I am so grateful that like so many people I have never had a drink. I’ve never smoked. I’ve never used p…