Have you ever heard of a random act of kindness? (RAK) At Biltmore Baptist Church, (where we attended church when we lived in Asheville) they taught us how to show random acts of kindness to people in the name of Jesus. Or you could call it showing unconditional love to people, because that is what Jesus did for us. For example, if you are going through a drive-thru you could order something extra like an apple pie or something and have the worker give it to the person next in line. Then you can ask them to tell the person this is what you are learning at Biltmore Baptist Church. Or whatever church you attend. This not only makes the person's day, it is a little plug for your church and for Jesus! Another example is to cut your nextdoor neighbor's grass just to be nice, there are a ton of things we can do to show God's love to the world.Well all of that to say, Friday I woke up and thought, I need to do a RAK. Our family was going to head into town to play at a park and do our weekly shopping. I wasn't sure what I wanted to do, but knew I needed to do something. So many people blessed us when Annie was hurt that I just thought I might die if I couldn't show someone else that same love. Well, when Annie was hurt, a Sunday School class at our church, along with some family members bought her everything she needed, including a stroller because she couldn't walk very well. This stroller was a life saver for the first month! However, as she got better, we no longer needed this stroller. We thought about giving it to someone her in the village, but they don't use strollers, so we weren't sure what to do with it. Until Friday! We put it in the back of our truck, and prayed God would show us exactly who needed this stroller. We found one lady with a baby but she graciously told us she already had a stroller but thanked us. Then we drove down the street and we saw a family of five, much like our own. Dad, Mom, 2 boys, and a baby girl. Greg pulled over and I got out to ask them if they had a stroller. She shook her head, and said "No." Then I got to do the most fun thing and asked her if she would like one. She said she would LOVE one! These are people who walk everywhere. They don't have a car, so imagine having a stroller dropped in your lap. I ran to the truck to get the stroller and she raised her hands to God and said, " Thank You!" I told her I had been praying for the right person to receive this blessing and that God chose to bless her. We told her about Annie and how a Baptist church in the States along with some family members, had blessed us with the stroller and how God had healed Annie and she no longer needed the stroller. She asked if we had a relationship with Christ and we said, "Yes." She said she did too and told us about her church. That may not seem miraculous to you, but to find people who have a relationship with Christ here, isn't very common. She kept saying, "Glory to God, Glory to God!" Then we said our goodbyes, took this picture, ( not the best picture, but you have a face with the story) and left. They continued on the walk to the grocery store with big smiles. So, we want to thank our church at home for teaching us how to be more like Christ and less like ourselves! We also want to thank our family for the way they supported us through this difficult time in our lives! We love you all!
I had to include this picture of our 3 just to show you how He has blessed us! This was taken at the park right before we gave away the stroller. Two months ago I would never have imagined that Annie would be swinging with her brothers as if she didn't have a care in the world! God really is GOOD!!
