Monday, October 19, 2015

"Maybe I need to start going to church."

Today's crumb was contributed by a faithful reader in southern California. On Sunday morning, October 4, Natasha Boyer of Pickerington, Ohio, found an eviction notice taped to her door. The 21-year-old single Mom had missed paying her rent because she was hospitalized a few days with pneumonia. As an assistant manager at Domino's, she only gets paid when she works. Missing one paycheck meant she couldn't pay her rent. On the way to work that morning, she knew she'd have to quit her job and move in with her grandparents (two hours away) unless she got $1,000 immediately. And what are the odds of that?

Meanwhile, down the road at Sycamore Creek Church, congregants had been praying about Christian generosity and random acts of kindness. After taking several offerings, they phoned Domino's and ordered a large pepperoni pizza. They warned the store that whoever delivered it would need to hand it off in front of the entire congregation. Boyer's fellow driver didn't want to go, so she delivered it. Remember, the congregation knew nothing about her as she stood near the alter with her pizza. She was a total stranger to them. What happened next proves God beats all odds. The church captured it on Youtube, and here's the link. www.youtube.com/watch?v=X247TrIc1L4

                                                                                                       Sycamore Creek Church/Youtube
Afterward, Boyer told The Washington Post, "My prayers were literally answered in a matter of hours." She admitted, "I've been bitter about humanity in general...maybe I need to start going to church. Maybe God was trying to open my eyes." What are the odds of that?

3 comments:

  1. This is amazing; thank you for sharing!

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  2. You're welcome, Richard. It's nice to see such obvious evidence of God's fingerprints on someone's life.

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  3. You're welcome, Richard. It's nice to see such obvious evidence of God's fingerprints on someone's life.

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