Don Cummings and Jim Salts from Fairfield put up baseboard at Dorothy and Marcus' house.
I stopped by Dorothy's house today for a quick visit to see the progress the Methodist volunteers are making. As I climbed out of my pickup truck, the silver haired gentleman looked up from his saw and said, "Well hi, Craig!" I couldn't believe it. I recognized him immediately. It was Jim Salts from First United Methodist Church in my hometown of Fairfield. I had no idea these guys were coming to Cedar Rapids and certainly not to work on my "Little Brother" Marcus' house. What a pleasant surprise. God is so good.
I fretted for months about who would work on Dorothy's house since I wasn't going to be working there and the Lord provided in a big way. Jim is a good friend of my family's as is Don Cummings, who served as a mentor to me growing up. I was good friends with his two sons, Todd and Steve. These are quality guys and to see them working on Marc's home nearly brings me to tears. It is truly inspirational how everything works together for the good.
Dorothy's home is speeding along. It will be a close call on whether or not the house will be ready in time for Marc to start school at Cedar Rapids Kennedy. He'll be a sophomore there this year and they are no longer paying to bus him from his FEMA trailer in Marion. I keep praying about it and I ask that you would too. God is certainly listening as He keeps sending his "angels here on earth" to come to our side.
And here's an example of how ALL God's children can work together (combining a few of the Methodists with the Lutherans!) ;-) God so loves you - and so do we! Kathy T
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kathy! I am looking forward to our joint worship with full communion with St. Paul's United Methodist Church on January 3rd. I've been planning it for a couple of months now. We are all God's children to be sure!
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