A Reason, A Season or a Lifetime - April 17, 2006
My friend Terry shared with me some of the most valuable things a man can grasp. He said “People come into your life for a reason, a season or a lifetime”. Wow what a truth there is in that statement. Here are some examples for me today….
Account Number 1
The neighbour that I asked you to pray for passed away last Monday. Thursday was his funeral.
I had the wonderful opportunity to share with ALL OF MY NEIGHBOURS .… the simple message that God loves them and they can know him as well. It was my Easter wish at this time of year.
I found out at the funeral that one of his relatives is a born again Christian and attends a born again on fire Baptist church locally. She asked if he was born again when he passed away. My answer was yes. What a wonderful moment to connect.
The funeral lunch was one God moment after another. God arranged meetings with this time with people I never have met before – yet they knew me and were blown away with what was said and done.
A reason and a season for sure – maybe a lifetime.
Account Number 2
In 1998 I met Yudell Haggart, a prayer warrior at Northview. About 7 years ago Yudell and Jim discovered where his family was. He had been adopted. During his life time he had run an Esso Service Station in Peterborough. One of the men in the community had worked for the Public Utilities Commission and had come to Jim's garage often. They knew each other for many years. Well as it worked out this man was Jim's brother.... who was also connected to a very large family that Jim's mother had after she let Jim be adopted out.
When Jim passed away all of the family came to the funeral. On Thursday they called me to do another funeral for one of the other brothers. What an opportunity to share the gospel again this past Saturday.
A reason and a season for sure – maybe a lifetime.
Account Number 3
After the Good Friday service the telephone rang at home and I was asked to come to the hospital. I went to help a family to work through the process of the unexplained and sudden death of their 18 year old daughter. This 18 year was a young mom of an 8 month old baby.
A reason and a season for sure…
Account Number 4
On Thursday we arrived back at the church to find a close friend of ours crying. She works at the Day School – Christine Milley had just found out that Garry was taken to the Sunny Brook Medical Centre with severe pain in his back and side.
After she was finished work (and we had met with Jim Haggart’s family concerning the Saturday funeral) – we left for Toronto.
We arrived just as they were taking Garry in for further tests. It was the RIGHT TIME.
A reason and a season for sure – a lifetime definitely!
Account Number 5
While working through the funeral and helping the Milleys on Thursday I was drawn further into the affairs of a Mr. Li – a prisoner in one of the Federal Institutions. His family lives in the USA and China. Because of Mr. Li’s crime he is to be deported to China in June. His family is quite sure that he will be executed in July. The family in the USA called and the contacts in Vancouver contacted me as well – finally the lawyer’s office in Toronto called too.
They trust me as a friend of Mr. Li. I have prayed and talked with him when I attended the Chinese New Year’s celebration inside of the Prison.
A reason and a season for sure – maybe a lifetime.
Account Number 6
Sunday morning was a wonderful church service. It was Easter Sunday!
In our service we had the privilege to welcome some special people.
Randy and Jan came to our service. They sat on a pew with a plaque on it remembering his grandmother. Last year I had the blessing of being able to participate in their marriage in our church.
A reason and a season for sure – definitely a lifetime.
Account Number 7
In the church service we also welcomed four young men from the Mormon church. I was able to speak with them afterwards. These are sharp young men from Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Scotland.
A reason and a season for sure – they celebrated Easter with us! What a blessing for us.
Account Number 8
Sunday morning there was another miracle in a family. At this point unspoken –but some day soon we will hear what God has done.
These 8 accounts happened over four days….. a reason and a season for sure – maybe a lifetime.
The words of my friend Terry are so helpful to remember what God is doing now.
May you week be blessed.
Account Number 1
The neighbour that I asked you to pray for passed away last Monday. Thursday was his funeral.
I had the wonderful opportunity to share with ALL OF MY NEIGHBOURS .… the simple message that God loves them and they can know him as well. It was my Easter wish at this time of year.
I found out at the funeral that one of his relatives is a born again Christian and attends a born again on fire Baptist church locally. She asked if he was born again when he passed away. My answer was yes. What a wonderful moment to connect.
The funeral lunch was one God moment after another. God arranged meetings with this time with people I never have met before – yet they knew me and were blown away with what was said and done.
A reason and a season for sure – maybe a lifetime.
Account Number 2
In 1998 I met Yudell Haggart, a prayer warrior at Northview. About 7 years ago Yudell and Jim discovered where his family was. He had been adopted. During his life time he had run an Esso Service Station in Peterborough. One of the men in the community had worked for the Public Utilities Commission and had come to Jim's garage often. They knew each other for many years. Well as it worked out this man was Jim's brother.... who was also connected to a very large family that Jim's mother had after she let Jim be adopted out.
When Jim passed away all of the family came to the funeral. On Thursday they called me to do another funeral for one of the other brothers. What an opportunity to share the gospel again this past Saturday.
A reason and a season for sure – maybe a lifetime.
Account Number 3
After the Good Friday service the telephone rang at home and I was asked to come to the hospital. I went to help a family to work through the process of the unexplained and sudden death of their 18 year old daughter. This 18 year was a young mom of an 8 month old baby.
A reason and a season for sure…
Account Number 4
On Thursday we arrived back at the church to find a close friend of ours crying. She works at the Day School – Christine Milley had just found out that Garry was taken to the Sunny Brook Medical Centre with severe pain in his back and side.
After she was finished work (and we had met with Jim Haggart’s family concerning the Saturday funeral) – we left for Toronto.
We arrived just as they were taking Garry in for further tests. It was the RIGHT TIME.
A reason and a season for sure – a lifetime definitely!
Account Number 5
While working through the funeral and helping the Milleys on Thursday I was drawn further into the affairs of a Mr. Li – a prisoner in one of the Federal Institutions. His family lives in the USA and China. Because of Mr. Li’s crime he is to be deported to China in June. His family is quite sure that he will be executed in July. The family in the USA called and the contacts in Vancouver contacted me as well – finally the lawyer’s office in Toronto called too.
They trust me as a friend of Mr. Li. I have prayed and talked with him when I attended the Chinese New Year’s celebration inside of the Prison.
A reason and a season for sure – maybe a lifetime.
Account Number 6
Sunday morning was a wonderful church service. It was Easter Sunday!
In our service we had the privilege to welcome some special people.
Randy and Jan came to our service. They sat on a pew with a plaque on it remembering his grandmother. Last year I had the blessing of being able to participate in their marriage in our church.
A reason and a season for sure – definitely a lifetime.
Account Number 7
In the church service we also welcomed four young men from the Mormon church. I was able to speak with them afterwards. These are sharp young men from Wyoming, Utah, Idaho and Scotland.
A reason and a season for sure – they celebrated Easter with us! What a blessing for us.
Account Number 8
Sunday morning there was another miracle in a family. At this point unspoken –but some day soon we will hear what God has done.
These 8 accounts happened over four days….. a reason and a season for sure – maybe a lifetime.
The words of my friend Terry are so helpful to remember what God is doing now.
May you week be blessed.
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Monday, April 17, 2006
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