Proving God!

Friday evening, New Beginnings Church held it's annual Valentine's Dinner. It had been postponed due to the snowstorms. Fratelli's Italian Restaurant in Shawnee catered 150 people in the decorated fellowship hall. After the dinner, Bill and I were first on the program. We played "Some Enchanted Evening" and then left quickly. We drove to St. Gregory's for our Muslim student's baby shower. There were about 20 people who attended. Bill and I gave a Johnson's Baby assortment in a caddy.

On Saturday, I took Bill out for his birthday which had been postponed also due to snow. We went to Red Lobster, then used some of his certificates to see, "The King's Speech". It is one of the best movies we have seen in years!! It is rated 'R' for language. However, the language is necessary to the plot and is not directed at anyone. The theme for my own life has been "faith vs. fear". This movie really illustrates that point.

Sunday, Bill and I had been asked to play the offertory. We played, "His Eye Is On the Sparrow". I could feel the spirit of God as we played. Dr. Mike Taylor spoke in worship about the 9th chapter of Daniel. Mike had read a book titled, "The Coming Prince" by Sir Robert Anderson. He was a Scottland Yard Detective. Using computers, Anderson had astronomers to calculate the numbers in Daniel, using the Julian calendar. The numbers calculated show that the day that Jesus entered Jeruselem on a donkey correspond perfectly with the numbers in the Book of Daniel. Mike used power point to show us how this works out. It was chilling! Many people came to profess their belief in Jesus Christ. Tears were flowing and nobody cared!!!

While visiting Set Free Church, a couple came to me to tell their story. The wife told me that she had been blind for 5 years due to a disease that disconnected the rods in her eyes. She began to search for God and began going back to church. One Sunday, Kirk laid his hands on her and prayed that if God would be glorified, that He would heal her. The woman said she didn't have too much faith at the time. However, she woke up the next morning and realized that she could see. Her husband told me that he woke up because his wife was in his face, just staring at him. Next, she ran to her son's bedroom. He was 10 years old when she became blind, and now he is 15 years old. Last week, she asked her husband to take her rolling skating! You cannot tell that lady that God is not real!! However, her brother who refuses to believe in God, will have nothing to do with her now. Before, her blindness fit into his unbelief. Now, he can't explain her healing and wants nothing to do with her. It might change his life and he's not ready for that. We can't give up on those people. God loves them and we must continue to care and pray.