have you ever had one of those feelings like something was going to happen. in this case, something not so good. have you ever noticed that God builds up his people so they can face hard times. not to put a negative spin on bad times but when something bad is about to happen to us, God will prepare us often by sandwitching it between good times. today was such a good day, i am just wondering what could possibly happen next.
i woke up this morning around 9 o'clock. sweet amazingness. a wonderful woman who i learned was named beverly was cooking breakfast. the people who i had come to know as friends were sitting around a table looking very refreshed. everyone was smiling and talking, and i took a moment to talk with beverly. it has been her and her husband that have been letting us several volunteers stay in their house. they are so gracious and wonderful, and still when they return to their house with all of us still taking up space they are still so welcoming. after i talk for a little bit i quick take a shower. i come back for breakfast and we eat and talk until it's time to leave for the last, the easiest day of the derby. the derby was actually over yesterday but the merchandise people were selling everything for very cheap to whomever was still around.
it was really hectic when we got there. we jumped right in and learned that the registers weren't being used. everything was pretty much 5 dollars. we would grab what they wanted if we had it and just take the people's cash. the time went fast and easy. i found a comfort level with attempting to talk folks into buying more stuff, made easier by the low prices. after we closed down around 3 o'clock i picked a bunch of things to get for my family. i figured that they would give me a very low price and it ended up that an amazing guy named Heath gave me all that stuff for twenty dollars. what a guy.
i spent the rest of the night with jeff rogers. a great guy (in case he's reading this). we talked theology, politics, war, peace, all that stuff. i spent a lot of our conversation just trying to read his body language. experimenting in a way (hopefully he's not reading) my friend kimberly didn't have a seat on her plane so her and jennifer came back to the house. we ate at a cuban restaurant where i proceded to order what kimberly called a sonic meal. i go to a cuban restaurant and order a chicken sandwitch with fries. so international of me. oh well, it was all good and we had some great talks about many things and mostly about movies.
which led us to renting "stranger than fiction" on the drive home. we waited until jeff's wife, vicki, and his twin daughters came home and we popped the movie in. (the daughters are almost two and they are completely deaf) it was great. and now i'm back at beverly and dick's house. they are so great. there are fresh sheets for the couch and a pillow and everything is wonderful. thank you God for the blessings you have given me today. i pray that i find a way to pass them on to others. please never let the blessings you give me stay with me, but in all ways remind me that i am blessed to bless others. thank you for this ministry, for this weekend, for the sowers (i also pray that is how you spell their last name), and for you God.
thanks for reading, night
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Brent, I remember when I was your age and stepped out in faith, following God. I was alone, except for God and the new friends I made. It is altogether exciting but lonely, adventuresome and faith-stretching. For sure there is one thing that came out of my experiences, and that is I drew so close to God and experienced Him in a way that I never would have otherwise. We definetly will be praying all summer. WE have this confidence that you will NOT be alone-our Lord Jesus will be with you!
you need some pics to spruce up your page Brent- it's lookin a little... dark...
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