Philippians 1:13 Because of Paul's imprisonment, the jailers were saved. Because of my sleeplessness for days on end, we ended up taking the short trip up to Western Ireland on Sunday. We had packed our bags but the coffee cup was too tall for the center console of the car. So I went in three times to downsize my coffee cup, thereby missing the ferry by 37 seconds. I was so glad to know that there was a shorter way up to Galway for the night.
A LONG two beautiful days later we left Galway, and saw our first ever hitchhiker going to "Doolin". We had no idea where that was (and did not pick him up of course!) but, 5 maps, 8 routes in the middle of and the West coast of Ireland (we found where "nowhere" is), we stopped into a cute little wool sweater shop. We peeled into the parking lot completely unplanned to find one little gal in the shop. We tried on all kinds of sweaters and capes that were too warm for Santa Barbara and way outside our budget and when we said goodbye, I asked her if I could give her a gift and something to read while she waits for her next customer. I handed her "Plan of Life" Gospel of John and she said "Oh I am very spiritual. (I was remembering Steve on the plane going to London- "NO. There is no God. I am an atheist" - and thinking about how creative God is and how He worked this whole moment out for us and I said to myself "No Steve, you are definitely wrong.")
After she said she was spiritual, 20 minutes later, there were tears and smiles and thankfulness for the SALVATION that she just received. At some point we asked her where on earth we were, and she said "Doolin".! We will put Norah in touch with a bunch of Christian surfers in Listoorvarna, her home town. She was so grateful to God for bringing us across her path. We hugged and hugged our new sister (tears while I am typing) and prayed for her to find a great Bible teaching family there locally.
She is off on Sundays and so she can go to church.
On the way home,, on Sunday, on the ferry, it hit me that Norah would have not even been there had we driven the long way to Galway a few days before. 37 seconds. Be in the moment and not worry when "things don't work out."
When I am tired, God uses my weakness to save another….
Heather and Cherie
