A dear church friend, who I have talked about before, was going to be spending Christmas Eve and Christmas Day getting a khemo treatment at the Veteran's hospital. Instead of being depressed about having to spend Christmas in the hospital, he invited us to come join him Christmas Eve and sing Christmas carols to the patients at the hospital. He had a long white beard, so he was rockin' the Santa hat and he walked down the hallway pulling his IV along side him. This guy... I have never met someone so selfless. Why is he like this?
Because he gets it. He just gets it. Blessing others in turn blesses us. There is nothing more important than to show the love of God. And he is beaming with God's love. He has used this trial in his life to grow closer to God and bless others through it. Amazing.
As we walked into the VA Hospital, Tyler and I pulled Jake just a bit closer. It didn't exactly appear friendly in there and we actually opted not to look anyone in the eye. It goes to show you, you can't judge a book by it's cover. There was NOT ONE rude person in that place. The Doctors and staff were happy we were there and the patients were even more happy to see us. Men sat up out of there beds to listen, others asked for an encore, many cheered in the waiting room full of smiles... even a lady stopped us at the end and told us how we brought tears to her husband's eyes. We were meant to be there and it was the coolest thing I have experienced in my 27 years of life. God used us in a mighty way last Christmas and we hope to do it again.
In picture: My Dad, Me, Jacob, Jan, my Mom, Tyler, and LeRoy.
Before we went that day, we were talking about how it did not feel like Christmas this year.
But by the end, it never felt MORE like Christmas.
That is just so great :)
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