God’s Providence

Benn and Sundaymar brought their daughter, little Berniece, to the city to celebrate her nineth birthday. Last night we ate scrumptious cupcakes that Bee helped Grandma Marilyn decorate (I’m big Bee. She’s little Bee.) It was a fun party. However, I do not do Saturday evening supper company because I am completely exhausted after a work day at the market. But Bee is very dear to me, and I had exactly enough food left from Thursday evening’s supper guests for last evening. Happenstance? No. God knew.

The Benns came to church in the city today. (They live in Mifflinburg.) We have a friendly 10 year old young man in town with his mother. The mother, Beth, is a cousin to the missionary’s wife, Marilyn. The young man, Baine, is playing Michael Jackson on Broadway. (I think he must be a very good actor. I had the privilege of teaching him in Sunday School this morning.) The story I heard in the church foyer this morning is that Brother Benn picked up Baine and Beth from the airport when he had a call to transport a client last November when he came into the city. This morning Benn and Baine met at Sugar Hill Mission, and they both remembered that they’d met before. Coincidence? No. God’s plan. Amazingly, God also had Beth rent an Airbnb near the mission. Beth did not know when she rented it that she had a cousin in the city, nor how close she’d be living to her.

My father fell and couldn’t get up. My mom could not get him up. Just then my brother walked in. He called the ambulance. Did he just happen to walk in? No. God planned his steps. God is watching over Dad in Newton Medical. Tonight you can say a prayer for Dad.

Brother Benn told us this morning of his journey to the mission at Sugar Hill. His name was posted in a Liberian newspaper that he’d been shortlisted to come to America. He didn’t know. His sister-in-law read Benn’s name in the newspaper. God brought him and Sundaymar to America. He found Sugar Hill Mission online. He called. Sister Yvette answered and told him he is welcome to come to church. Benn and Sundaymar are our brother and sister and our friends. They gave me Berniece. We both love bubble tea and the beach. God’s providence is marvelous.

In what ways have you experienced God’s providence? Berniece