July 5, 2009 a feast from a grateful homeowner

July 5, 2009
I got up at 6 to make coffee. We do not serve breakfast on weekends: one of the men said they planned to run to Wal-Mart for cereal. I suggested they buy what we already had, to replenish our serving bins. This was agreeable and worked for all of us, for we were able to begin serving before they returned. They also bought milk and juice.

We had a beautiful service with anointing and communion. The Lord is making DC better every week.

The soup lunch was interesting with such a huge group. However, it was very organized.

PM One of the Center’s construction clients decided to feed supper to the whole team of 55 in gratitude for the work done on her property. She runs a tiny restaurant, the Coop-a-que, 3-4 blocks from here.
She provided smoked turkey and smoked ham, stuffing and giblet gravy, a warm pasta dish, corn, green beans, and slaw plus two types of potato salad-quite a spread for a feed-yourself night. There was also watermelon, used for dessert.
The team came back from New Orleans to attend her pre-planned dinner.
After dinner, the team (Covenant UMC) held their own worship service. I attended their song service, then departed for a shower and a chance to nurse a nagging, weather-related sinus headache which lasted all day.
The Lord told me to get back downstairs :I was missing something. So my clothes went back on to attend the rest of the service, which Deb had already attended. Their service included “How Great Thou Art” which is a favorite to sing with Deb. The speaker encouraged his group to look for what God has now, in the beginning of their term of service, rather than at the end.

After the service, Deb came to my room, where we had a personal “prayer meeting” with God, which lasted at least half an hour. Then to bed.