Went to Paul and Lisa Edward's house today. She just had a baby and now has three children under the age of 3. I honestly don't know how she does it. I don't ever suppose I will be able to do what she does without loads of help. While two wild boys run around, she has a baby to feed and care for. And she is healing from the birth. My respect grew for mothers of newborns by leaps and bounds today.
Went to a church family's for tea (another name for dinner) and ate a huge amount of glorious food.
Allyson and Dave had home group tonight. We gathered in their living room, but only three members of the group showed up. Most of the other members were missing due to extremely strenuous health circumstances. They started sharing about all the different illnesses that the members had. And then Dave decided to lead in a time of prayer. In the midst of this time, Allyson felt the Lord lead her to see if she could go to the home of one of the members. After praying, we packed up and went to their house. This family absolutely amazed me. They have two children. Their little boy has cerebral palsy. The husband found out a year ago that he has MS. His body is rapidly growing weaker. Their group just began praying for them. I cannot explain the amazing experience this was for me. These people brought into the family of Christ were caring for each other with such sincerity. Tears fell from my eyes as I saw members speaking in tongues and cracking their Bibles open, providing hugs to comfort, words of encouragement, and offers of availability to serve. This is God's church at work. This is caring for the burdens of others. This is what we are called to. To serve and walk with the saints (1 Cor 12).
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