We all make decisions that put us in a certain place at a certain time. And God puts certain people in that place. This God-arranged intersection of lives is beautiful! This morning dear Husband was recalling people who entered our lives with the precious gift of friendship and encouragement right when we needed it. It’s…
Tag: friendship
Loyal Friend
Many years ago there was a young couple who left their homeland with three young children and a pregnant wife to live for an indefinite period of time in a country across the ocean. When they arrived in a teeming city of 6 million, they were completely out of their element. They were country folk…
Cam Rahn Bay, Vietnam, 1971: A 20-year-old GI is baptized in the warm South China Sea by his chaplain on Easter. This is a turning point in his life. He later asks his chaplain where he should go for training to serve God with his aviation skills when he returns to the US. The chaplain…
Selamat Siang
The story last week about the young Asian couple’s first year in America to attend college got a lot of response from my readers. Emails and blog comments all mentioned the encouragement that story was. This week is the beginning of the back story of that young couple and how they entered our lives. “I’m just…
The Battle
Straight out of a Halloween movie. Creepy, crawly, nasty. Everywhere you look. Overwhelming numbers. They’re on the verge of world domination. We are under siege. We’re barely holding our own. Our weapons are a shop vac and tissues which we’re using with great dedication and bravery. Our not-yet-sealed up under construction house appears to be…