Our good friend Mike Davis went to be w/God in January and so we drove up to TN for the funeral. Mike was a great friend, always the first to pray for others, always the first to lend a helping hand. Mike met Jesus at our church in TN and was a real inspiration when he was in the midst of the throngs of cancer. Our pastor asked him one day, “Mike, do you ever get angry w/God for this cancer?” Mike said, “How can I when He is so good!” The funeral was a biker funeral b/c Mike loved his Harley! We so enjoyed meeting his buddies from Florida. One of my biggest memories of Mike was when he would ride his scooter in the heat of summer 10 minutes to come to church….now that is faithfulness. We were always so scared that he would have a seizer while put-putting back home by himself…but I guess our faith was not as strong as Mike’s….he knew God was right beside him. He never accepted our rides back home.
I also started teaching my upstairs neighbor to sew and quilt a baby blanket. (The novice I am) Kinnera is Hindu and spends most of her days in the house w/her new baby while her husband works 2 shifts at a convenient store he owns. She seems to be starved for female companionship so God gently nudged me and showed me how I can build a bridge w/her. We completed the project and now we are quilting at leisure. One afternoon after her 5 yr old got home from pre-K, she was explaining to her in Hindi that the sewing machine is not a play toy. As I held the little one sitting on my couch, I thought, wow! This is just what a missionary goes thru in another country…sharing life and Jesus w/the countrymen.
I have decided that I do not like India cuisine and finally told her that I can not get use to the curry and ginger she uses, BUT I have learned to make their flat bread and am going to start making it myself to help w/the calorie consumption in our home. She has another project in mind after this one is finished….I think she loves to sew!
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