God's Provision

God is good. MAN, is He good. We are in need of a copier here at work and have been in the process of getting one. We actually approved a lease for a nice color copier, got it installed and started using it. Soon, we realized this copier was just WAY more than what was needed for our office use at this point , and at the price (good price for the copier, bad for what we needed) we just couldn't keep it. So we returned it with no problem. (Thanks to our friends at Rocky Mountain Business Solutions who were so generous in helping us with that)

Well, if you follow this blog at all you've read about our recent budget work. If you'd like you can read about that here and here. Well, as I said, the budget is almost done. Although in reviewing it I had overlooked ANY money for a copier. Really, at this point, a lease is about the only way to go. We already had a meeting scheduled with an Elementer who works in the copy industry. I knew this would be a fairly hefty budget addition once we decided what copier to go with that they would suggest. I was prepared to re-allocate some funds in order for us to get one.

Today they came in to give us their proposal. They handed us a pamphlet of info on the copier they suggested that would work for our size of use. With the pamphlet was the lease proposal. It listed all the service it includes, toner, etc. At the bottom under the lease price per month, in red letters was "RAK". Then these words were written. "Random Acts of Kindness. One never knows when they might return." They are basically DONATING the use of this copier to us. I was blown away. I have had such a peace about this budget thing the last two days. I didn't have that when I started it, but I felt God just saying "Trust Me!". Then this happens. Even though it's just a copier, it's just another way that God says "I have it all under control."

I don't have permission to share who did this for us, but THANK YOU! And I hope we will take your act of kindness and bless someone else as well. If we'll just rest and trust in God, He takes care of all the details.

I didn't overlook a copier in the budget, God already had it taken care of.

Really Cool!

Over a month ago I sent a press release to the local newspaper about this "new church" starting and the preview service we were getting ready to do...Nothing happened. A week ago I had Terri send another one I had written about this "new church" starting and the upcoming four preview services we were doing. And again...nothing! UNTIL today.

Adam and I were sitting in his office working over lunch on the video for preview service. (Adam was working...I was looking over his shoulder making him change things, HA) The phone rang and it was Brandon from the newspaper. Brandon in the lead reporter for the religion department at the paper. He asked if he could come and hang out with us during our previews, take some pictures and interview us. They want to do a FEATURE article on us and our new beginning for the paper. HOW COOL IS THAT? I'm not sure if it will be a feature for the "whole paper" or one for their religion section that runs on Saturdays, but either way it's free pub and an answer to prayer! God could not have treated us any better in this whole process. I shouldn't be, but I'm amazed at all he's given us. Wow!

Following Christ

Jeff