One particular day we had changed from taking meals to cleaning up debris. The plan was to park, walk in, and see where we were needed. There was only a few of us that day to help, maybe five of us or so and there was so much to be done. After everything I had seen God do in the past few weeks, I am ashamed to admit that I doubted what God could use us for that day. I was so disheartened because there was only five of us that showed up to help, and I questioned God wondering what five people were going to be able to accomplish that day. I should know better than that by now, but by nature I am stubborn. Leave it to God to show up and show out! As we walked up the hill, we picked a house to start working at. In the meantime two large buses had pulled up and unloaded about 400 volunteers from the Honda plant. As the five of us were working on the house, dragging debris to the road, some of the Honda volunteers found their way over. They helped us clear off the hill on the home where we were working. God provided the workers that were needed that day. I was embarrassed that I even questioned what were five people going to do. God already knew that we needed five people that day because He already had 400 more on the way to meet us there! But that wasn't even the most moving part of the day. Before we left the home where we were working we decided to have prayer for the family that lived on that property. We had no idea who the family was, or even what there situation was, but we were connected to them and wanted to lift them up to our Father. One of my very dear friends was with me that day helping, and she was the one that offered up prayer. We gathered the 20 or so Honda workers that had gathered with us at that moment and we lifted the family up to God. Let me tell you about my friend that prayed...she had just lost her 16 year old son a little over three months ago in a tragic accident. She had faced the worst tragedy any mother could face. She had gone through what every mother prays against, and here was my strong friend calling out to God one of the most precious prayers for a family she didn't even know. She was praying for their loss, in the midst of still grieving her own. Her strength was evident that day, and it was the strength of God. There were also countless Honda workers who heard that prayer that day, and I can't help but to think an impression was left on their life as well. As I stood on that hillside listening to the heavens opening up as she prayed, I felt the presence of God so strong, and I had to repent for even questioning how could God use only five people. He did, and He really only needed one person that day. My friend, who has endured more pain and sorrow than anyone should have to, allowed herself to be used by God that day. She positioned herself to let others see Him through her, and she allowed me to see how strong God really is and that His plan is always perfect and He is in control.
The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. Proverbs 18:10
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