Story 8

God has such an amazing sense of timing and often we are just a 'link in the chain' of events. Friday evening we were planning to go to a Christmas party hosted by another Asbury member. We had not thought to call ahead to make sure the party was still on and figured we would head out anyway. We stopped by Asbury to drop off our Angel Tree gift just in case the snow storm turned really bad over the weekend. Well my husband stayed in the car while I ventured in with the gift. I saw so many familiar faces at the Asbury volunteer table that I stopped to chat for a few minutes. Found out where to take the gift and headed then off to the south end of the building. I rounded the corner and an ice storm guest was standing all alone holding the Celebrate Recovery magazine. She promptly stopped me and asked about the people in the magazine and if they are all members at Asbury. She had just read the story from one of the pages and asked if I knew this person as she felt very strongly that the Lord told her that she should talk to this person. She had recently lost her brother and was having such a hard time with the grief. She felt after reading this story that this person would be someone she should speak with about her struggle. So she opens the magazine and shows me the face of the very person who was hosting the party we were planning to go to! I tell her that the funny thing is we are on the way to that very person's home. She gives me her cell phone number, I give her a hug and say goodbye. So as I'm walking away toward my husband waiting the car, there around the other corner comes the 'host' of the party! The party was canceled and he was there to help volunteer. I quickly grabbed him and said, "Have I got someone who is supposed to talk to you." We walk back around the corner and I call to her at the end of the hall. She was stunned and so was I. I chuckled all the way home, just thinking about God's timing in the whole evening. I was just a link in the chain of events for this weary soul.

God is so cool!

Karin