We've been building relationships with several people in our neighbourhood every since we moved there. Yesterday, one of our neighbours came to Vania and said, "My dental hygienist knows Ed."
We have a dental hygienist in our congregation and so we, naturally, thought it was this person, but nope. It turns out that we have no idea who this lady is.
So where's the connection. Well, years ago she came to Richview because her son was in a choir that came to perform in the morning service. She came to support her son. However, I happened to be preaching that Sunday morning. This is years before we moved into this neighbourhood.
But yesterday, on the dentist chair, in a way that I can't even begin to grasp, the discussion turned to spiritual things and that led to church and somehow that led to me. The common denominator that God brought into both their lives in a way only he could orchestrate.
Anyway, my neighbour was very excited that her hygienist knew who I was and spoke of her positive experience about a sermon that took place at least four years ago. I don't say that to boast, only to say, wow God!
Vania and I marvelled this morning at how many things had to take place for this to be another connecting point for my neighbour who doesn't have a relationship with God yet. Especially considering all three points of connection, our relationship with her, the hygienists relationship with her, and that church service four years ago, took place quite far apart from each other, not just in time, but also in distance.
God's ways aren't just different than our ways, they're so much more cool and creative!
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