Last night we went to Pastor's Potluck, an event at our church, Calvary Chapel Kendall, where new people can come and listen to the vision and history of the church, meet the staff, ask questions, etc..I was thrilled to see all those who God is bringing this way. But what was more thilling was hearing another "God story."
As people went around the room answering the questions, "What brought you to Calvary Chapel?" and "What keeps bringing you back?" My wife was the last one to share. She mentioned that we had been to Canada to plant a church and then came back. Pastor Pedro then asked me to share a little bit of our story. So I shared a little bit about Caleb, his heart condition, our desire to plant a church in Toronto, and our decision to move back to Florida, and how our in-laws and church family have been so amazing through it all.
Hear's the God story part of it. There was a family there that was new to our church. About a year ago, they were asked by some friends of their's to pray for an unborn baby in Canada that had heart problems and the parents were moving back to Florida. They never had met us, didn't know our names, and we didn't know them. But God allowed us to meet last night.
Sometimes we get moved to tears when we realize how much God loves us to raise up people we don't even know to pray for us, and then allows us to meet them. These people are our heroes - you - the ones who have gone to the Throne of Grace on little Caleb's behalf.
May we say thank you? Thank you to Jesus for His amazing plan, and for His indescribable love and faithfulness beyond understanding.
