Sazzly

I have sad news . . . my digital camera broke. I just realized it today when I was trying to take a picture and about a sixth of the screen was black in my picture. We at first thought the person taking the picture had just put his hand over the lense. The flash tried to compensate for the darkness of the broken part, even though it was rather bright this morning, so the rest of my picture is washed out!

I was trying to take a picture of me and my roommate's sister, Dawn. She stayed with us from Saturday until this morning, and I really enjoyed getting to know her. My roommate asked her what kind of church she wanted to go to: contemporary, traditional, big, small, etc. And she said, "I just want to go to a church where the Lord is working." So, I said that I thought she would enjoy my church. I have seen the Lord working there in many people. There are many new Christians, and there are respectable leaders who seek to follow God's word! So Dawn and my roommate decided they wanted to come to church with me . . . which is a really big answer to prayer actually. I have been praying for my roommate, that she would go to church, because she has been not prioritizing to go, and I want her to go, but I know it is not my place to try to control her. I know that this answer to prayer is just a step along the way.

So, then, Dawn had a friend from school who happened to be home with her family in Boston just this weekend, and she wanted to spend time with her, so they planned to go to church together. Her friend, Irena is a christian, but her family is not. She has a brother in highschool, who is just starting to get interested in going to church, so he wanted to come too. So on Sunday morning, they came out an hour on the T and Dawn my roommate and I picked them up in my car to drive to church. I am glad that I have the car I do, because it fit everyone just fine, with even one seat to spare (although you have to be special or small to sit there :) ). So, I got to meet and worship with two amazing girls this weekend. Irena is thinking about spending a semester next year in Costa Rica, serving the Lord and the people! Dawn is open to where the Lord wants her to go; she just graduated from college with a degree in piano performance.

Irena told us on the way to church that they were waiting at the T stop for me and this car pulled up, and asked if they were going to church, they said yes, and they got in. The person introduced themself as Martha, and said she was there to pick them up. Irena hesitantly asked if Sarah had sent her, because she talked with me and Dawn on the phone the night before to get directions on the T, and knew I would be picking her up. Martha said, no, Amy had told her to pick them up. Irena then tried to ask if Amy knew Sarah or anything . . . and then realized Amy was not me at all or anyone I had sent. They parted with a "I guess I'll see you at church then?" and a laugh I am sure.