Mission Gratitude
Friday, April 22, 2005
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It was neat to see how God worked this past Wednesday. I had long been planning another trip to Stockard and Martin Dorms as part of a reach out event. We had two special guest speakers coming from our church, Elizabeth Coon and Steve Freeman. Elizabeth was a Pharmacist on campus and Steve was a former NFL player and a current NFL official.
Well, I didn't do a good job of planning because you are supposed to call the dorm directors and make sure it is okay that you come because what we wanted to do was put a small flyer under each door--480 rooms. So I called Wednesday morning and left messages. We were supposed to go around 1:30pm. That didn't happen. Then Heather was available at 3pm if we were ready. That didn't happen. Finally, she came back at 4pm, walked in my office and I was on the phone with the dorm director. He was giving us permission to go to every room. Now I had started praying early afternoon but I just didn't know what else I could do. Note: When you are helpless, praying is a great place to start. I didn't know how God would work it, but I knew somehow we would get the flyers distributed. Before 4pm I had decided that we would just have to put the flyers under each car's windshield wiper and maybe quite a few would get the message that way. But that was not necessary!
But after the dorm director called and Heather was ready there was still a problem. Jesus sent his disciples two-by-two and we needed to go two-by-two. You may think Heather and I could have been the "two" but I established this back in January that we need two girls going to the girls dorm and two guys going to the guys dorm. It's just better relationally, socially, and ethically. Well, we think about several girls who might could help and we remember Jackie wanting to help. We call her and she's available! Now we need a guy. We walk outside and what would you guess, but Marlon is walking up the sidewalk unaware that he is about to be commissioned for this important mission. He agreed to help and was a wonderful helper (and a great bodyguard too!).
So in less than 30 minutes, my waiting and frustration turned into hope and mission. We went to the dorms and passed out 480 flyers. Seeds were planted and God was and still is at work in those small pieces of paper.
A lesson in faith…God is faithful.
Well, I didn't do a good job of planning because you are supposed to call the dorm directors and make sure it is okay that you come because what we wanted to do was put a small flyer under each door--480 rooms. So I called Wednesday morning and left messages. We were supposed to go around 1:30pm. That didn't happen. Then Heather was available at 3pm if we were ready. That didn't happen. Finally, she came back at 4pm, walked in my office and I was on the phone with the dorm director. He was giving us permission to go to every room. Now I had started praying early afternoon but I just didn't know what else I could do. Note: When you are helpless, praying is a great place to start. I didn't know how God would work it, but I knew somehow we would get the flyers distributed. Before 4pm I had decided that we would just have to put the flyers under each car's windshield wiper and maybe quite a few would get the message that way. But that was not necessary!
But after the dorm director called and Heather was ready there was still a problem. Jesus sent his disciples two-by-two and we needed to go two-by-two. You may think Heather and I could have been the "two" but I established this back in January that we need two girls going to the girls dorm and two guys going to the guys dorm. It's just better relationally, socially, and ethically. Well, we think about several girls who might could help and we remember Jackie wanting to help. We call her and she's available! Now we need a guy. We walk outside and what would you guess, but Marlon is walking up the sidewalk unaware that he is about to be commissioned for this important mission. He agreed to help and was a wonderful helper (and a great bodyguard too!).
So in less than 30 minutes, my waiting and frustration turned into hope and mission. We went to the dorms and passed out 480 flyers. Seeds were planted and God was and still is at work in those small pieces of paper.
A lesson in faith…God is faithful.
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God works in mysterious ways! And we had new faces on Wednesday too!
God is working... but in His time!
Great Job Guys and Gals
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