Itineration Story
1 Corinthians 9:24-25 24 Do you not know that in a race all the runners run, but only one gets the prize? Run in such a way as to get the prize. 25 Everyone who competes in the games goes into strict training. They do it to get a crown that will not last, but we do it to get a crown that will last forever. A few weeks ago Josh and I visited a very small country church that no longer has a pastor but as a body, a family and as a team they have kept the church functioning! Their Pastor has Alzheimer's and is now in a nursing home. Her sweet husband asked if we would go visit her because she was very lonely. The couple did not have any children and apparently did not have any family near by. Josh and I took the time to buy her some flowers and go see her. She was very fragile and not very responsive. There was not much we could do so we prayed with her and sang a couple of hymns. It turned out to be a really special time. Even though we didn't know this woman personally we knew...