February 23, 2014

Delivering a Quilt

Sunday, February 23, 2014

 

 This morning we attended church at Park Cities Baptist Church in Dallas with our son, Stephen and his girlfriend, Kristina.  We enjoy visiting this huge church.  There are so many wonderful activities and great people.  God just seems to pave our way when  we get to visit there.  The last time we attended, we ran into a friend of Stephen’s from college who “just happened” to be leading the music that day in the service we attended.  This church has many services and many ministers.  That previous visit we visited the “Blended” service and the pastor preaching was an amazingly gifted young man who challenged us in the sermon he preached.  Today we attended the “Contemporary" service and the same gifted young man preached.  It was a terrific service with such power in his preaching.  He brought a message on boldness in witnessing to a packed auditorium at the early service.  We were able to talk to him before the service and he knew Stephen and said he was enjoying getting to know him in a small group they attend.

The meeting room for the worship service is huge and basically box shaped.  The acoustics were excellent.  I heard almost all of the sermon and much of when others spoke.  The lead singer enunciated very clearly and I could understand his words well, but still couldn't get the melody of the songs.

As soon as the service was over Ron and I left  to drive to Granbury to deliver a quilt for a young man who is fighting an aggressive brain tumor.  We were to meet he and his family as they got out of their church service.  The young man had needed to go home after Sunday School, but his wife and little girl were there waiting for us.  I had met her a couple of times but never met their little girl.  I gave the quilt to his wife.

Their little girl made friends quickly with a dog being walked in the church parking lot.  She enjoyed getting to know the dog.  She is so sweet.

 

We only visited a few minutes and then left so they could go home and we could return to Dallas.  It was a beautiful day for the drive.

 

 When we got back, Stephen and Kristina were finishing the lunch they had picked up after their class.  Kristina stayed and visited for a while and then went home to rest, returning in the evening when we got pizza for supper.  After we all watched a movie, Kristina headed home to her apartment and we all slept well after a long day.