Friday, June 20, 2008

ANNOUNCEMENT: He Stands

School's ending, summer is starting, the evacuation to cottages and camps is well underway, but there is another event that might not get picked up by CNN.
We were at the Aide's for a fantastic outdoor BBQ 'summer's here' kind of hangout when IT happened. I knew it would happen eventually but now I know it happened today. Mark it down.

FINNLEY STOOD BY HIMSELF.

It happened. He did it. He didn't know he was doing it. A landmark has been passed.

You know what else was cool? No, of course you don't. We were hanging out in the backyard and I was struck by something...this place is crawling with kids. It looked like the United Nations. Kids from all the surrounding houses were coming over to play. There was even one boy being escorted over by his grandmother. What an example of the Church in action. No one needed to drive to the building or book a room; fun, love and acceptance were available right in the neighbourhood.

It was great watching kids playing and Kevin & Melanie welcoming them all in and interacting with them.

Good friends, good food, good example of real life, everyday Christ-like love in action.

How many of us have places of opportunity around us that we just don't see?

God give me some glasses to see spiritual stuff around me cuz most of the time I miss it.

G-ram

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