As the day of our gathering approached and we touched base with the regulars, we found out from one of our people that her mid 1990s Ford Escort had died in the parking lot of her employer and that the car wouldn't even be looked at until Monday.
Evie planned out a way that we would provide transportation for some others and gather at a restaurant very close to the home of the woman with the dead car and her son and that I would pick them up and drive them home and that we would cover all the expenses.
We had a decent meal, though this is not the best restaurant.
It's hard having Word time in these settings but I often tell the gang about what Paul reminded the Corinthians was the gospel he preached to them and Evie recounted that:
Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures
That He was buried,
That He was raised on the third day according to the Scripture,
That He was seen...
And that He will return.
I led prayer time.
We ate the meal in a very crowded and noisy setting.
This wasn't the most edifying gathering but we were glad to be able to meet. It blessed us to make a sacrifice to make the gathering happen.
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