My grandson Matt and his Kenyan-born wife Kui, are missionaries. Matt
served three years in Africa with Nairobi Chapel in Nairobi, Kenya He
and Kui were married there. The two of them served a year in Monrovia,
Liberia planting a church. The Lord then sent them to the States where
Matt served sixteen months in Chicago with Empower Chicago. Currently,
Matt serves with New Thing, and Kui is completing her Masters degree in
counseling at Wheaton College. Upon finishing the first year of her
studies, Kui was recruited for a summer internship but faced one
problem. She had no way to get to her assignments.
Meanwhile, one
of their supporters, a lady named Debbie, also had a problem. Every day
Debbie drove past a car dealership, and every day a shiny red Fiat 500
two-door hatchback grabbed at her attention. She could not understand
her fascination for this car. She had a good car. She did not need
another one.
As this was happening, Matt sent out their monthly
newsletter, which made mention of Kui's need for a car. Upon reading
those words their puzzled supporter knew immediately that God intended
that little red Fiat 500 for Kui. The only barrier was pricing. Debbie
prayed about it and a financial amount came into her mind. She went to
the dealer and told the salesman what she could afford to pay. The
dealer tried to bargain, but eventually settled on the EXACT amount that
had come into Debbie's head, a price that was nearly HALF the sticker
price.
"Before they call I will answer, while they are still
speaking I will hear." Isaiah 65:24 NIV
God does, indeed, answer
prayers. Sometimes in surprising ways.