This is Really Easy

Why go out and build a church when God will bring a ministry to your door?

I don’t seem to have time to do any of my typical activities today. I have been involved in prayer and ministry since before dawn.

A short time ago, I got a surprise call from Tina, a girl I used to drive to church. I shouldn’t call her a girl. She must be 25 now. She was a UM student, and she lived near my house, so I was the natural choice when she needed transportation on Sundays.

She had a suboptimal upbringing. I don’t know all the details, but I believe her sister had to raise her. She turned out well anyway. She participated in beauty pageants in order to get scholarships, and she also worked. Right now she’s supporting herself and getting a master’s degree. Probably an MBA. I didn’t think to ask.

She just found out that my friend Travis is in the hospital. She wanted to know what was going on, and she offered her help. She is stuck in Miami temporarily. She said that if he needed to stay here for a while, she would take time off from work and drive him up.

Tina is a charismatic. Full of the Holy Spirit. I think her walk was impeded somewhat by her experience under my last pastor, but she’s a very serious person, so I think she’ll be okay.

She knows Travis well. She was in school when he got his scholarship and started attending UM.

I gave her the lowdown on the situation, and I put her in touch with Kalea, the young lady who is doing most of the work. I think they’ll get along very well. Two young, responsible, successful black women who love God.

She didn’t know my dad had died. I told her about it, and I told her how God had changed him. She said her grandmother in the Virgin Islands has dementia and needs help approaching God.

For those who don’t know, my dad was touched supernaturally when I played audio from Derek Prince videos for him. This is how God saved him. I told Tina all about it, and I suggested she find a way to play this material for her grandmother. She doesn’t know if it can be done. I told her God had some way of reaching her, so it didn’t matter.

I told her a little bit about the way the country is turning sour for Christians, and I let her know cities would not be good places for us in the future.

She says she will keep in touch. She may get to visit the farm. Depends on Travis’s situation.

Who knows? Maybe her grandmother will be helped.

It’s strange; I know all these attractive young single women, and I’m an old guy who lives with two birds. They should all be married to suitable young men by now. It seems like the more together a young woman is, the harder it is for her to find a husband. It’s as if good character and brains negate the power of good looks. Women who are less worthy seem to get married right away.

It’s funny. Tina was very reserved when I used to drive her to church. Sometimes I wondered what she was thinking. Was she comfortable with me, or was she just happy to have a ride? We had some conversations, but most of the time, she played her cards close to the vest. On the phone, she’s much easier to communicate with. It’s nice to know she has a positive opinion of me.

I had hopes she and Travis would work something out. Didn’t happen. I hope God will supply all of these women with men who are not totally useless.

I have to go out and look for a big postcard for Travis. I meant to do it yesterday, but I could not get away. I didn’t even get to go to Walmart for one of my regular curiosity tours. I don’t know whether they have pork or toilet paper. This kind of thing is actually interesting to me now.

I used to tell Travis it was funny how he ended up ministering to so many good-looking women. Now the shoe is on the other foot, except my motivation isn’t subject to credible suspicion.

Maybe I can get some things done now.