Weekend Kindness
Reaching Others Through Kindness

Praise God that He always has a plan. One year after we had joined our new church home, our church went through a time of trouble.? Just as I had been asked to be a deacon, circumstances came to bear that left us without a Pastor and some of the key pillars of the church when I had joined.

Very quickly I went from the new deacon to the deacon’s spokesman to the Deacon Chairman.? My understanding of Biblical passages and my untaintedness meant that I was the logical choice in a polarized atmosphere.? I also ended up being the Pulpit Committee Chairman in a rather uncomfortable twist of events.

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The problem with attempting to go home and “change the world” is that a lot of what you can do is perception.? To most of the people in my hometown and my home church I was the little boy that grew up at their knee.? This meant that I had to jump through extra hurdles to get things done.? However, I did it.

I was a sound technician, I had my own choir, I was teaching Kindergarten Sunday School, all the while I was chatting on AIM at home.? I was forming friendships across the country.? At least once a night I was sharing the Gospel with a stranger.? I was flying all over the country with my job, making friends, witnessing on airplanes, and seeing God’s hand of protection and provision.

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