[Oe List ...] When Two Prayers Meet

[RICHARD HOWIE]

Dear Jack, How wonder-filled for one and all.  Sounds like this will  
fit into John Epps new book THE THEOLOGY OF SURPRISE!
LOVE, GOD;S GRACE , PEACE AND SURPRISES,
Ellen & Dick
On Sep 28, 2013, at 11:07 AM, Jack Gilles wrote:

> Dear Colleagues,
>
> My recovery will take several weeks. I will not be engaging in any  
> missional activity until I am back to normal.
>
> I promised more details on our situation, so here is a story.
>
> After about 10 days of rest at the Scotts after my hospital stay I  
> was ready to come home, mostly emotionally and spiritually. But I  
> knew I was not capable of doing all that would be required at home,  
> cooking and caring for Judy. I had asked George West, our neighbor,  
> to find someone for us, but he was having difficulty and it looked  
> like I might be on my own for a day or two. I was concerned, but  
> not anxious. In fact, I have had no anxiety since the gallbladder  
> attack. I'm living in a strange equanimity.
>
> Now to Dianne's situation. Dianne was working at Imanta for three  
> years, the high-scale resort just to the north of us, very  
> exclusive and very expensive. She was the supervisor for the  
> housekeepers. A pretty good job. Two weeks ago she quit, it was  
> just not for her. The big boss, Mario, yelled all the time, and she  
> was the only one who would stand up to him. So she quit. They asked  
> her to come back, but she refused. Now the family had no income as  
> her husband, a carpenter, had no work. She told me that she rarely  
> does this, but last Sunday she got her Bible and asked God to  
> please help her find work.
>
> Enter Candi, our great repair and maintenance man who picked Judy  
> and I up at the airport last Tuesday. I was telling him how we  
> needed someone and how George was having trouble finding anyone. He  
> said, "I think I know someone who might do it". He delivered us  
> home, I unpacked and just sat down exhausted, wondering how I would  
> cook breakfast the next day and get Judy ready. Here comes Candi  
> with Dianne in tow. We met, I told her what I needed, we talked  
> price for six days, five hours per day of care and she said "I'll  
> be here tomorrow."
>
> Now not only can Dianne cook and care for Judy, she has background  
> in geriatric care and some nursing training. She can do PT with  
> Judy. I was going to hire someone to come once a week for an hour.  
> Now Judy can get it everyday. I was going to hire someone to come  
> and give Judy a massage once every two weeks. Dianne can give them  
> weekly, especially the feet. She loves to clean and this house will  
> have never been so clean. Sleeping in the bed is fantastic as she  
> makes it up like a hotel so you sleep each night in a tight  
> wonderful place. I forgot to say she was born and raised in San  
> Antonio for her first 30 years, English is no problem!
>
> But there is more. She can stay overnight and care for Judy if I  
> ever have to leave, like to go to India or the States. She would  
> stay for two weeks or more if necessary. Her son was in the youth  
> program that Nick and Josh did and so she is ready to work with  
> them to make sure things continue to happen. She could cook our  
> meals when we meet for our community annual meeting, or if there is  
> a group here. I just want to find some work she can do in the  
> afternoon so that she has full employment. But she loves Judy and  
> we love her!
>
> So this is what can happen when two prayers meet.
>
> Grace & Peace,
>
> Jack
>
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