In a season when divided from others, when and how have you seen God in community? How does Jesus show up in surprising ways even during this week?
Kari - I think people are more patient and understanding.
Sawyer T. –“ I’ve seen God work through my mom making masks.”
Brian - Our lives are so impactful!
Barrett says he saw Jesus through this – “I’m very grateful that when I went to the ER this week for very low blood pressure, fainting and abdominal pain, the doctors checked on my heart and the tests came back saying that my heart was very healthy.”
Sally – getting phone calls from people in Dave’s life and what he meant to them & how he was there for them. Love & blessings through sharing I have been getting so emotional! I could not be there with him, none of us could be there, because of COVID-19. Yesterday, we were helping Julie & Jamie with a retaining wall project and this Blue Jay kept showing up and was watching us, digging in the dirt & eating worms….I felt like it was the spirit of my brother.
Martha – Oh Sally…that bird was him! Nothing is as hard as losing a sister or brother. I send you prayers and hugs!
Stephanie – Learning to identify emotions rather than just having things to keep me busy and avoiding them.
Paige – I was blessed with community this week, Mother’s Day with the family on Sunday, joining with friends in support of Sally, and celebrating Dad’s birthday with family and a friend showing up at the door to just chat.
Brian – numerous memories of Jesus showing up for us: 3/2010 - Carpet for Educational building paid for by visitor, 5/2010 - $5,000 short for paying monthly expenses and we received a check in the offering for $5,000. 5/2012 – Bonnie explaining needs at migrant farm & crying – we received $5,000 for the migrant farm from a visitor. 8/2012 – Cindy’s car catches on fire in church parking lot when she came to drive youth to event in Eugene. Fire was put out, car a total loss however, her wooden Walk to Emmaus Cross survived on the floorboard! Plus someone allowed her to drive their car to Eugene! Moving rocks from the inside Alter to outside….lifting heavy rocks representing heavy burdens and letting them go as you sat down the rocks. 5/2015 – Fire in the Educational building; people working together to transform this building. 8/2015 – 50K check from Grant received for Brian’s sabbatical. Spring 2018 – Family Promise started…..And more examples…….