The 3 mile Walk

This week has been an amazing week. God has opened some really neat doors with may locals in our neighborhood in the last week. From meeting the owners of 3 local shops to meeting the new neighbors across the street, God has truly shown his hand in our lives.

Yesterday we went on a 3 mile walk as a family. We never get very far from our home, we just sort of zigzag back and forth up and down the streets praying for God to do something in our area, and letting him know we are willing if he wants to use us. We were almost home, about 3 doors down, when we stopped to talk to a neighbor who was also out walking with his daughter. We were talking about our common interests, landscaping, homeschooling, the miracle mile...and he interrupts to say, "Hey did you guys really help the people who lived behind you move?" He looked surprised that we would be helping someone who wasn't even a friend of ours, just a neighbor. I said "Yes".

We had helped a neighbor move to another part of town. They weren't really good friends, just the people next door. When they told us they were moving we offered to help. They agreed that we could help and when we showed up there were about 6 of us from church who helped them start to finish. We didn't pressure them to come to church or anything, just loved our neighbors! Literally!!! We have since been in contact with them a few times, actually they have contacted us to see how we have been doing. It is really amazing how simple acts of kindness can break down walls and open doors for us to be involved in each others lives. We plan on having a BBQ with our ex-neighbors when the weather gets better.

Anyways, back to our 3 mile walk only 3 doors away...So It also amazes me how God used moving our neighbor as a testimony to the other neighbors in the area. I thought no one noticed..But aparently they did. It just goes to show that God can use us through such simple things to advance his kingdom in such radical ways!!! Praise the Lord that he uses fools like us.