Pray for (and Evangelize) Spammers

I don't know about you, but normally I see spam as an irritation rather than an opportunity. It's hard to remember that behind every spam there is a real human being. But for the grace of God, I could have become a spammer myself.

I have begun writing back to a certain class of spam, the Nigerian fraud messages. In my reply, I say:

Due to the 99% chance that you are engaging in criminal activity (theft), we have no desire to do business with you. However, I do desire that God bless you. If you are indeed, as I suspect, a thief and a liar, please, give up your wickedness. Jesus will take away your bad heart and give you a new, good heart if you will allow Him. Please read a Bible and find Jesus before it is too late. All thieves and liars will go to hell. (Revelation 21:8). I don’t want that to happen to you.

Occasionally, the spammer writes back. Not often, but it does happen. Just yesterday I received a message from one (spelling not corrected):

I understand every single words in your email but you see, I do not really like this work but I just have earn a living . Am graduate for 4 years no work to do .i do not want to stay idol so I decided to be doing some I know that it will give me some money no matter what. Am telling all this because of the prayer from you to me. Am a Christian ,I go to church too ,I Know every thing you said but I can just let my life waste away, neither do I want stay hunger. I can see it that you are a good person and Christian the way you put every words in your email . Is there any way you can give me some assistance or Help me out of the situation . If you can plz be free to contact with my really number {he listed a Nigerian number}. Am give all these because your manner of approach in your email and you gave your details too. I think we can good friend .am 28yrs old Africa,

Let's pray that this young man becomes a genuine follower of Jesus and that God provides him with a good job. It must be really tough living in Nigeria, beyond what we Americans can imagine.