Preacher's Piece

Sometimes God brings very unique people into our lives for reasons only He knows. Such was the case recently when we were introduced to a saintly elderly woman who walked into our church one Sunday a couple of years ago. She started right in telling me about her farm - and asked me to pray that God would lead her to find good help - because good help was hard to find. She told me about butchering meat birds and feeding her cattle. Every time I sent out a prayer request over email, she responded with a kind and encouraging word. I barely knew this woman, yet I felt like we were life-long friend...