Special Friends

There are a few people from our church that have grown very near and dear to our hearts, and I wanted to post a few pictures of them. God has truly blessed us with their lives and friendship in different ways.
Brother Don is constantly encouraging us, always engaging our children and showing them special care and attention. He is a veteran missionary and dear friend. We are so glad to know him, and we pray that we will be as useful and committed to Christ and His kingdom in our "retirement years" as he is! (Note: Don never says he is retired, because as long as he lives, he wants to work for the Lord. So that's why "retirement years" is in quotation marks.)




Ms. Dolores is a sweet, joyful and caring friend. She is a woman of many hidden talents such as painting and calligraphy. She has not had an easy life, but by God's grace, she is in no way hardened by her past. On the contrary, she is as gentle and sweet as you can imagine. Every time I see her, she is smiling and genuinely concerned about our family. She is so kind, always serving and helping when she comes over. She sure knows how to work hard!



And last but not least, Mrs. Dudding. She has devoted countless hours to helping me by watching the kids while I run errands, helping with household chores, giving thoughtful gifts to the children, and being a true friend. We are undeserving of her love and devotion to our family, and it is another example of the love that the Father has lavished on us, undeserving though we are.


Here she is about to blow our her birthday candle last January.



God has made our lives richer because we know these people. He is good, and one way shows His goodness to us is through the lives of these special folks. Thank you, Loving Father! By Your grace, help our human love to be a picture of your perfect love.