July 16, 2004

Work went pretty good yesterday.  I did give it my best, which is more than I can say many days.  I was held up some by printer problems for 1.5 hours or so.  Frustrating.  Making progress though.
 
Doris is having trouble getting around due to back / hip pain.  Probably related to the pregnancy.  She's going to try to get in to see the Dr. later today.  I'm "working" from home today.  Hope she can get in between her 945 piano lesson and 2pm when I leave for P.K.

3 x's now in the last couple weeks I have driven past a place south of Ionia called C&W Tools.  Someone told me a while back that the owners have quite a bit of land in the area.  When I have driven past, I've felt the Holy Spirit prompting me to stop and talk to the owner about our church and that we are praying about a new facility to meet.  Well, the first 2x I did not stop.  Wasn't sure if it was me just trying to find ways to get a new building, or really a "God Thing".  It happened again yesterday when Spencer and I drove past it again and I stopped.  The owners were not in so I left a message explaining who I was, about our church, and that I felt God prompting me to talk with them about it.  This morning I received a call at home around 7:30 am from the wife.  His name is Wayne, and I've already forgotten hers (starts with a "C"- Catherine maybe- C & W Tools).  She was very pleasant on the phone as I talked to her about our church, who I was, and why I was contacting them.  She told me about several parcels of land south of Ionia that they owned.  She also explained that she was a Christian and that her husband was NOT.  She asked me to pray for him.  I will.  She is going to mention this to her husband and said that he may have some ideas of plans that she doesn't even know about for the land.  I don't know where this may lead.  I do know that I'm glad that I obeyed God in this- finally.  It felt very weird to go in there and tell them that I was stopping because God told me too- heart was a poundin'.

Lord I pray for you to do something great at P.K. this weekend.  Help me to be in tune with your voice as you lead / guide.

Lord, work on Wayne's heart.  Maybe this is more about the salvation of one man's soul than it is about a new church building....