I went out to see them with my brother. Sat down with them, we had a nice chat and then I very lovingly but very firmly said, "Look, let's not play games — if there's an elephant in the room we're going to do the elephant in the room. We both know the life style that you are living. I want to say two or three things upfront to you. Number one, you're welcome to come to our church every Sunday. We're glad you're coming. Number two, we will love you and treat you with kindness and courtesy. Number three, I want you to know that you're going to hear me tell you that God loves you just the way you are. (And they liked that!) As for number four, I'll also love you enough to tell you that God loves you too much to let you stay that way. You will hear that from the pulpit from time to time as the message calls for it. I won't go out of my way — I'm not a one-horse-Johnny — but you will hear me say that what you're doing is wrong."

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And I said, "Now I want you to understand there are other churches out there that will tell you what you're doing is right, that God made you the way you are, there's no problem. I can even recommend two or three of those churches but I want you to know if you come to our church you will hear the truth." They said, "Well, that's why we want to come. We do want to hear the truth."

To make a long story short, I led one of those ladies to the Lord that very night; I led one of them to pray and receive Christ. Over the course of about eight months, maybe ten months, I visited them maybe six or eight times. The last time I went by to see them I asked them, "How you doing?" I said I'm praying for you. The last time I went to see them the other person who had not been saved invited me to come in — which they hadn't done before — so I went in and I sat down and we talked a little bit and she started tearing up. She said, "I'm ready to receive Christ."

I said, "Now before you do, you understand that you've got to give up your lifestyle." What they said next just floored me. The other lady that I'd already led to Christ said, "We've done that months ago." She said they knew it was wrong. "We're not sleeping in the same bedroom anymore." And she prayed to receive Christ. Then the lady said to me, "We want to ask you a question. We no longer have this type of relationship but we're sisters in the Lord and we love each other — she's like an aunt to my daughter. Do you have any problem with us continuing to live together?"

I said, "No, I don't, as long as you will do what I'm going to ask you to do. I want you to go to every friend and every neighbor around here that you know and I want you to bear witness of what's happened to you and let them know that you are no longer living this lifestyle, you're living a celibate lifestyle, and you're now living just as ordinary as two normal women." And she said they'd be glad to do that.

They came to see me about four months ago. They said for the time being they won't be here because they've got some obligations to stay at Snellville but they said, "We're living pure, living clean, and we just want you to know that we just thank God for you everyday." The point being, speaking the truth in love still communicates even to the secular, anti-Christian, un-biblical culture that we're living in today. And I still believe that.