We can make plans, but Dad’s purpose will prevail…..Proverbs 19:21
Thus went this particular evening of family business in Chillicothe, Ohio. We always tell others if you are looking to be a part of a predictable ministry, what we do may not be for you. However, if you want to be a part of an awesome movement of Dad, come join us! And this evening was proof positive of that.
We began in the parking lot of the brown building where we always meet. Since my wife Liz, sister Jaime, and others of my brothers and sisters are currently in Ethiopia, my brother Jeff and sister Brooke met us here and took my boys for the evening, and I thank them for that.
Dad’s agenda began to trump ours when my brother Lee and I arrived thinking he and I would probably be the only two going out this evening. Instead, Dad had prompted four of our sisters, Jami, Catherine, Kelly, and Shannon to join us. It was great to meet you all, thanks for coming, and you were a true blessing on one of our most awesome evenings thus far.
After praying as a family in the lot, we headed to Charleston Pike to the woods. For nearly three months, we’ve consistently went to this sight for someone is camping there who we’ve never met. For nearly three months, we’ve kept leaving a bag of food there in a tree that someone keeps getting. And for nearly three months, we’ve consistently introduced ourselves to the woods with the greeting, “Hello? Is anyone there?” with the woods remaining silent.
On this evening though, the woods responded back! This evening, the woods introduced us to a brother of ours named Bob. He was accompanied by an enemy who hates him and, as a result, had equipped him with a rather large and heavy spiritual back pack full of the pieces of his shattered life, and two large bottles of Cobra to ease the burden.
By Dad’s grace though, in the name of big brother Jesus, we laughed, cried, and prayed with our brother. On his behalf, we hog-tied the enemy and helped him begin to empty the garbage in his back pack so Dad could refill it with some food, clothing, and a portrait of Bob as His son whom He loves and in whom He is well pleased.
From there, we then went to the Blue House where we have developed intimate family relationship with brothers and sisters of ours like Jennifer, Cheyenne, and Danny. We’ve gotten to know these brothers and sisters so well that we’ve started an extremely informal, yet awesome, Dad-filled small group with them while there.
Having encountered our brother Bob in the woods set us back a bit on when we normally arrive here. Dad was already there though as Jennifer, Cheyenne, and Danny has already began conducting family time with Him before we got there, which is awesome and what all this is really all about. By the time we arrived, we did manage to talk a bit about the centurion’s faith, and in that faith we, the Blue House crew, prayed for our brothers and sisters currently serving in Ethiopia.
Finally, we arrived at our last stop to visit our brothers Greg and Brandon who run a men’s shelter for some of our other homeless brothers. They had a full house on this particular evening so the ribs and barbecue sauce Lee and I brought, combined with the abundance of men’s clothing and other supplies our sisters brought, was a welcome blessing.
Sound like an awesome evening of blessed family business? Then join us one evening and don’t feel like you have to come out every time if you can only do it sometimes.
With that, if you are reading this and either aren’t in a relationship with Dad or aren’t sure of the status of your relationship, please click here, read, reflect, and respond as led to. If you have any questions, comments, or need more info concerning anything here or on the site, please respond either here, via email, or on face book privately or publicly. If you make any decisions in response to anything in this article or the site, please feel free to share as led to. With that, may Dad continue to bless you all richly!
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