Courtney, Amy, & Will Brackin
A Note from our leader, Craig
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| Chris and Craig thanking the Brackins for their generosity |
Less than two hours after our arrival in Oklahoma City, the Lord demonstrated his goodness to our team. Who knew that a team dinner at a fast-food fried chicken dinner restaurant in Moore, OK would lead to the first God moment of our trip.
As I entered the door to Chicken Express, I heard the voice of a man at a nearby table. Since I was the last one to enter, he had seen our entire team invading the small ordering area and he quickly asked “Are you guys a team?” I politely responded “Yes, we are from a church in Los Angeles here to work with Habitat for Humanity.”
“Well, that’s nice of you folks. So, are you taking a week of vacation to come here and help?”
“Yes. It’s something we’ve been doing for a couple of years now. We first came two years ago after the large tornado hit this area.”
“Are you a church group?”
“Yes.”
Courtney introduced himself, his wife, Amy, and their son, Will and immediately I knew this was not an accidental meeting. I noticed that Courtney got up from the table but didn’t think anything of it. I made small talk with Amy about tornadoes and how their family was been affected by the most recent storms. Courtney returned and stated that he had attended conferences for a few years at a prominent church in southern california, and shared that his family attended a small church in Norman, OK called Wildwood Church.
I said “It’s nice to meet you folks” and thanked them well. “God bless you, Courtney, Amy, and Will.” Before I left, other team members made their way to their table. “Thank you so much” was the repeated phrase. I had no idea why but I soon discovered that Courtney had paid for our team dinner. What a wonderful blessing it was to receive this gift as a blessing from brother to brother. More importantly, it was God’s way of telling us that He was present and taking care of us. I am grateful to God for this moment.
Thank you, Courtney, Amy, and Will for you generosity and thoughtful welcome to OKC.
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| Courtney, killing us with kindness, with Jeff |