My Day Off

Friday is my day off. Today, it began with a Donuts with Dad session at my son's school. Remember the woman that I ran into at Walgreens the other day? Well, today, I ran into her husband at Donuts with Dad. When I saw him, we exchanged greetings. Then I asked him if his wife told him that I want to see them soon at KCC. He was aware of our conversation. I reminded him that he is always invited. He seemed appreciative of my invitation. After leaving the school, I headed out to run a bunch of errands in my attempts to complete the "honey-do" list for my day off. One of my stops was at a company that shreds documents in bulk. The owner of the company happened to be the only person there today. Through our conversation, I asked him if he had ever approached our church about offering shredder services. He was not familiar with the church. We exchanged contact information, and I directed him to the appropriate person to contact on our staff. Before leaving though, I told him that he should come and visit our services at some point. Who knows if he will or not, but at least he has been invited to attend. After leaving the shredder location, I stopped at a gas station to fill up my car. While filling up, a car pulled in, and I recognized the driver as the cable guy from one of my earlier posts. He didn't remember right away where he knew me from, but when I greeted him by name and reminded him of my name, he immediately remembered. He offered some reasons why he had not yet been to church, but he said that he plans to come this weekend. I am hopeful that I will see him because it sounds like God has placed some encouraging folks in his life. Running into him reminded me that when we are intentional about reaching out to people through invitations and prayer, we are planting seeds that might not produce fruit until much later. We can provide one of what might be many touches that God uses to reach a person. I enjoyed my day off, and I enjoyed continuing the journey of inviting people to learn more about Christ.

In Christ,
Kyle