My grandson Matt and his Kenyan-born wife Kui, are missionaries. Matt served
three years in Africa with Nairobi Chapel in Nairobi, Kenya He and Kui were
married there. The two of them served a year in Monrovia, Liberia planting
a church. The Lord then sent them to the States where Matt served sixteen months
in Chicago with Empower Chicago. Currently, Matt serves with New Thing, and Kui
is completing her Masters degree in counseling at Wheaton College. Upon
finishing the first year of her studies, Kui was recruited for a summer
internship but faced one problem. She had no way to get to her assignments.
Meanwhile, one of their supporters, a lady named Debbie, also had a problem.
Every day Debbie drove past a car dealership, and every day a shiny red Fiat 500
two-door hatchback grabbed at her attention. She could not understand her
fascination for this car. She had a good car. She did not need another one.
As this was happening, Matt sent out their monthly newsletter, which made
mention of Kui's need for a car. Upon reading those words their puzzled
supporter knew immediately that God intended that little red Fiat 500 for Kui.
The only barrier was pricing. Debbie prayed about it and a financial amount came
into her mind. She went to the dealer and told the salesman what she could
afford to pay. The dealer tried to bargain, but eventually settled on the EXACT
amount that had come into Debbie's head, a price that was nearly HALF the
sticker price.
"Before they call I will answer, while they are still speaking I will hear."
Isaiah 65:24 NIV
God does, indeed, answer prayers. Sometimes in surprising ways.
Donna J. Howard
First week of June, 2015
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