Hello. Wow what a day it has been! I had 2 kids at my first club! Haha so the little guy that accepted Christ the other day indeed had a sibling. Now his little sister is only 4 so he thought she was too young to come to club. He even tried paying her off with tic tacs. And it nearly worked but with the insistence of his Oma and I we convinced him to let his sister join us. I asked why he didn’t want her and he thought he would have to do all her lessons for her. I told him that I would only send her home with one and if he felt like helping her he could, but he could also ask his Oma to help her as well. Then he paid me for the Bible I gave him yesterday. With a tic tac and a dime! Haha his logic is fantastic. I adore this kid. My hostess and I then went out for lunch and then I began my trek to Wood Mountain.
On my way to Wood Mountain, I got a headache. A pretty intense one that surrounded my eyes yet still felt like I was also being stabbed in the back of the head. So I pulled over in a town on the way and found a small store. I grabbed some powerade, tylenol, and oreos because I thought that would adequately dissipate or distract from my headache. Then I prayed for strength and concentration for my drive and the subsequent club. Now I travel on some pretty narrow highways. There is generally no shoulder on the side; just a bunch off long grass and then a ditch. I became quite familiar with a section of this ditch today. So as I said the highways are narrow. And who should I meet by a wide load lead vehicle. With the driver frantically waving his hands. And looking rather frightened. So not knowing what I would face as I neared the hill I did the only thing I could think of. Pull into the ditch. Then I awkwardly waited in the ditch as the hopper bottom of a grain bin was towed down the road. I thought it would be rather easy to get back on the highway. It would have been had there been shorter grass bordering the highway. I thought I was going to be late for my club. Last week i did everything I could to avoid the ditch (and damaged my vehicle in the process) and this week I still ended up in the ditch… But God is good and he cleared my mind enough to think my way out of the ditch. It was a little damp still from the massive amounts of rain we received this week. I did in fact make it to club early, all by God’s grace! Also my headache had subsided quite a bit. The breaker had blown in the shelter we were using for the club so we had to sing a capella. Honestly I have never had the energy I had today while telling the stories. I mean I nearly needed my inhaler because I was almost out of breath. I was just so excited telling the stories. When I asked God for strength and concentration he certainly did not gyp me on the either. After such an interesting afternoon, I still had to head over to Thomson Lake.
When I arrived at Thomson the gazebo I generally use for club was boarded up. And everyone was at the pool. It was a beautiful afternoon that I ended up spending alone once again. But I spent time just reading God’s word and resting in the sunshine. I met up with my billet and her grandson and we shared some fries before we headed over to a family barbeque. I can’t believe this week is nearly done. It feels like it has just flown by!
God has been so good to me this summer! I am so thankful I am able to see kids I had last year. As well as staying with billets I already had. I have been so exhausted this year but God is providing little opportune naps for me when I need them, and understanding billets. This summer is half done and I wish it would last longer than three more weeks.