It's A Small World (and God's Providence)--Story #3

The first weekend that Nathan was home for his 2-weeks-at-home (I’m sure there’s an official Air Force “title” for this—you’ll have to let me know, Nathan) we received a phone call from our friends the Powells from Bakersfield CA. Back in the day—1988-1993—our families had been friends before we moved to Minnesota; Nathan and KJ and Bethany and Dustin were all very close in age, all in the same Sunday School class during that time. Major IASW here: Dustin is now a student--and quarterback on the football team--at Southeast Missouri State University in Cape Girardeau, MO (SEMO), just 100 miles from Dyersburg. The Powells were traveling out to visit Dustin and would we like to meet at Lambert’s Café, The Home of Throwed Rolls, for dinner on Sunday night? Oh, but of course!

As we waited on the sidewalk outside Lambert’s (anyone who has ever eaten at Lambert’s knows about the wait, but oh, is it ever worth it!) visiting with Keith and Renee, Nathan caught sight of Stewart, who is now a friend of Dustin’s. Stewart is on staff with Campus Outreach at SEMO. Back in Summer 2005, Stewart was one of the CO staff members at Summer Beach Project in Panama City, Florida in which Nathan participated! It was a good time to reconnect and, I trust, for Nathan to be encouraged in his walk with the Lord as he looks toward leaving for Germany.