So, tentatively our plan was to leave today (monday) and head for Dallas, Texas. However, we have been unsuccessful in our communication with the people we were supposed to stay with. So, our new friends, The Riggs, said we could stay at their place again. And now they have some guests staying in their extra bedroom, so they have offered us their living room! They are really gracious to say the least, giving up their space for all of us (especially considering we just met them friday evening). So, as the day went on we settled into the idea of just staying an extra night. But this afternoon we finally received word from our friends in Texas that there phone was broken and actually now is not the best time for us to visit! Brandon and I both figured this might be a set up....that maybe our plan is really just to see where God will lead us. So, we have an extended stay here in Kansas City, MO from some wonderful people that are truly living out community through Christ's love.
We have been praying/thinking about what next and how long do we stay here. A few more days possibly, but how funny is it that our host happens to be a YWAM (Youth With A Mission) guy (for about 7 yrs) and has lots of connections throughout Texas of other YWAM families where we could stay. And for those of you that don't know about YWAM...let's just say they are definitely familiar with community living and going with the flow.
On another note, yesterday we were driving down the road and saw a young hippie girl with her dog and a sign that said something like, "broke, hungry, need a ride". So, we don't have much but we had some waters and we offered her some. She said she was hungry, so we bought her something from McDonald's and left a note telling her we know how it is to not have money sometimes, so we hoped our little bit of support could bring her hope. I kept thinking about Keith Green singing about the sheep and the goats (Matthew 25:32-46)...Jesus saying "For I was hungry, and you gave Me something to eat; I was thirsty, and you gave Me something to drink; I was a stranger, and you invited Me in' (v. 35)..."The King will answer and say to them, 'Truly I say to you, to the extent that you did it to one of these brothers of Mine, even the least of them, you did it to Me.' "(v.40) So, as we got to give a little to her, we left feeling so thankful that we at least have a car and have some food.
Then, this afternoon, we were given $100 from a family that felt blessed by our lives! Our plans may be day by day and sometimes changing from what we orginally thought, but God has shown us over and over that He is with us. We hope that as we continue to journal the ways God directs and takes care of us, you will find hope as well as we are.
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