God’s Hand Leading

Today, I heard a testimony about God’s provision. A gentleman that served in the military shared the struggle he had getting back into the civilian world - with jobs, insurance, loans, etc. As he was able to get on his feet, his faith drove him to reach out to those serving in the military. He was looking for more than just a morning worship. He wanted to disciple them. The ministry that he is part of (Cru) is effectively reaching men and women in the service. He recently felt led to reach out to the Coast Guards, a group that has not been the focus of as much outreach. His service area is in Wisconsin and so there are several bases along Lake Michigan. Their operations are from their vessels. He was given permission to visit with these men and women, but in the winter months, they needed a place to meet. He had prayed and then asked businesses in these different towns if they could provide a place in each of the ports for Bible Study and discipleship. Over and over again he was turned down. It is easy to start feeling frustrated on why businesses weren’t more open to this outreach. It ends up God had another plan all along. He started searching for a bus at a good price to use for a family business. A bus was found, but the family no longer needed it. The deal was so good that he couldn’t just forget it. Long story short, he had a vision of turning the bus into a small Bible Study place. They decided to put a small cook area into it so that they could serve food too. He didn’t have the money so he reached out to some of the community and before long, he had the finances to purchase it. It was illegal for him to have a “yellow” school bus so he talked with some “detailers” that offered to paint and detail it for free. He didn’t want it to look like a bus inside and talked with a local business that provided all the wood flooring for the bus. He created a wish list on Amazon and people have been providing the needed items. The seats will be turned inward so that they can face each other in study. The bus also will be used to transport people to churches. If he had found physical rooms, he would have been limited as to what he could do and whether it would be there next month. Now, he will have one mobile place to services all those they are serving. God, You always know what we need even before we know we need it. Help all of us to seek and know Your leading for us. Amen