I do not know what a person would do without their church family. Here is a testimony of one of our members....
“I work for the Federal Government and returned last week from an eventful business trip to Washington, DC. I hate to fly and prefer to take Amtrak when I have to travel for work. My train trip up was uneventful and I had planned to return to Florida “right after my meeting” on Thursday taking the Thursday evening Amtrak back to Florida! I really did not want to be in Washington, DC on 9/11!
It rained the whole three days I was there, causing major flooding to occur. When I got to the Amtrak station on Thursday evening, Sept 8th after my all day meeting, we sat on the train for three and a half hours before they decided the train tracks were under water. They would have to put us up in a hotel till the next day, “maybe” getting out then (maybe not). Sept 11th was drawing nearer!! When we got to the train station the next day, Sept 9th the tracks were still under water. We “might” get out Friday or Saturday, Sept 10th!?!? Wow, Sept 11th was drawing nearer, and the thought of me sitting in Union Station on 9/11 really was causing me “major” stress! Add to that the news saying that there were credible terrorist threats now for NY AND Washington, DC.
I was emailing my friends (many of whom are part of my church family) and received the bible verse Proverbs 3:5-6! It made me feel better. Then I thought about Paul and how he … “Focused on Christ and NOT his circumstances”. I was “at peace” the rest of the trip, prayed a LOT and got the “LAST” seat on the train out late Friday evening. The tracks were still under water, so they had to bus us to Richmond, Virginia to catch it. I got home Saturday, September 10th!!!!! God is Great!!!!!”
Thank you Ruth Franklin for sharing this with your church family! And hey, if you don’t yet have a church family, Fellowship Church would love to be that family for you. We are place where REAL relationships begin!
Thankful for each of you,
Jeff Powell
