Hey everyone! We're fresh off the plane after a fun but EXHAUSTING weekend. On Friday, I (Scott) woke up and left the apartment at 3:30 AM to drive to Indianapolis to catch a plane to Baltimore, MD. You may remember Chris Shreiner from our wedding; well, he tied the knot on Saturday to his longtime girlfriend Charlotte. Sophie had a final on Friday, so had to fly out first thing Saturday. I went and picked her up and toured Baltimore's Inner Harbor in the morning. Then it was back to the church for the wedding. We had a great time at the wedding and reception catching up with old friends. After a long day, we then went to bed, only to get up and out of the hotel at 5:30 AM to catch a train to Washington, D.C! It isn't every day you get the chance to see our nation's capital! It has been probably 15 years since I was last there, and Sophie had never been. We hit the city running and were absolutely beat by 10:00 AM! We decided that to see the rest of the city and still have time to make our plane back in Baltimore, we would finish the city on a tour bus. It was an exciting and relaxing way to see all the sights!
When we got home, we were exhausted, and having missed the mail all weekend, limped to the mailbox to pick it up. Little did we know the gift we had there for us. You can see from the note, that someone gave us an anonymous donation for our trip. No explanation, no name, just a note and cash. 
If you can't read it, it says "Dear Children, God wants you to have this to help. Love, God.
If you can't read it, it says "Dear Children, God wants you to have this to help. Love, God.We were absolutely shocked by this anonymous generosity. I have to admit I was even a little convicted, asking myself if I could give like this person and not want the receiver to know. My mind began working, trying to imagine the motivations of the giver. Had God worked so visibly in this person's life to make it clear that he wanted them to help us? Had someone been praying for us and through strange circumstance been given a blessing like this to pass on?
I will never know the details or the giver, but thank God for the opportunity to search my heart and learn once again how he provides for his children.
3 comments:
God's people never cease to amaze me, especially when it comes to investing in the efforts of young Christians abroad. Good post. I'm so excited about following your happenings in Guatemala!
Hi Scott and Sophie,
We prayed for you today.
Not to imply that we were the ones who gifted you with the cash or brought on the blessing by our prayers! ;) (When I read through the last entry, I worried you would think that!). But, I just wanted you to know that our family is praying for you guys. Okay, I'm just going to end this silly comment now..... ;)
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