It's Sunday

It's cooler than yesterday! It has dropped to 100 degrees. However, it is still hot and we are going to take Mom to get a banana split for her birthday. She will be 87 years old tomorrow. We'll make sure that she takes her insulin!

Chinami arrived on schedule on Saturday at 2 p.m. She was all smiles and glad to get off the plane. It took about 24 hours from the time she left her house in Yokohama, Japan to our home. We know too well how she felt. We let her sleep for a few hours before taking her to Bamboo Gardens for dinner. She ordered chicken and vegetables with oolong ice tea. Her English is still very good, and is helping us to remember Japanese. This morning, I translated for her in church as much as I could. Over lunch at Golden Corral, she said that she really liked the music! Our guitars and drummers are exceptionally good, and the church was just about filled since school has started in Oklahoma.

Pastor Mike preached today. His sermon was about knowing that once you have been born into the family of God, you cannot be unborn. Christians can rebell against God and refuse to come back into fellowship with the Father, but they are still His children. The consequences of complete rebellion against God is a premature death. There are many examples in the Bible. In our Bible Study class, we studied the reconciliation that is possible to God because of the death of Jesus. He paid the price for our sins. People all around us still refuse the gift that has been offered to them. Some cannot accept the fact that they are loved that much!

At the end of the worship service, a young couple came to the alter with a beautiful two year old daughter and their newborn daughter. The baby's kidneys are failing. All of the mothers (about 100 of us) gathered around and prayed for God's will to be done. Yes, we were all crying as we thought about our own children and grandchildren. While at the cottage last week, I found one of my favorite books, "Angel Unaware". Roy and Dale Evans wrote a book about their baby daughter, Robin, who died. Robin was sent to this earth for a short time to teach them about God's unending love. Now, Dale and Roy have joined the angels of heaven! When you love deeply, you are so glad that God made a way for us to be together forever!