Back in the early 1990s our church was located in a land-locked building behind the library in Waterloo. We were desperate for additional parking so we purchased the old run-down house next door and demolished it. The house had once been a parsonage for the church and the water and gas lines were connected. We had to dig up the connection to the water main to disconnect it. The ground between the street and sidewalk was loose down about four feet.
One Sunday night we had a guest family come to visit. It was early spring and the ground was soft. This visiting family found an off-street spot that was open, so they pulled in and promptly sunk in to the axles. They stayed for church, then we had to help pull them out. What a mess! We were all embarrassed about that problem, but they loved at our church so much they’ve been coming every since.
Next time you see Bill & Teresea Nelson, tell them you heard they were stuck in the mud.
Tags: hospitality, mudhole
I heard about a wife that invited some people to dinner. At the table, she turned to her six-year old daughter and said, “Would you like to say the blessing?”
“I wouldn’t know what to say,” she replied.
“Just say what you hear Mommy say,” the wife said.
The daughter then bowed her head and said: “Dear Lord, why on earth did I invite all these people to dinner?”
Kids will do what you model for them, not what you tell them to do. Be careful.
Tags: hospitality, humor, mentor, prayer