An avalanche of blessings

It's interesting how snow can steam roll down a mountain and as it gathers momentum it grows into something bigger.

We experienced that today with a simple blessing.

One customer the other day mentioned on one of our FB posts that his wish was that all the angel wishes on their church Christmas tree would be filled.  I just happened to write him back and told him that maybe we would like to help see that happen and could he send me the details.

I received an e-mail back from him and he told me it was for a church that was in our area and that I needed to talk with Father Stan who would be happy to provide me with the information.

So I got on the phone and called Father Stan.  He told me that they had a tree filled with angel wishes for 20 families in need in our community.  You just picked what you could off the tree and provided whatever the wish was for that member of the family.  I told him that we would be honored to help out and make sure that all those wishes got taken care of. 

So this morning I went over to the church to meet with Father Stan.  What an awesome individual this man was.  He was so gracious and welcoming and in fact, most of the people there already knew I was coming and were so open and friendly.  Father Stan showed me the tree and I picked off a wish for a 5 year old girl and an 8 year old boy.  I also picked up 2 requests for gift cards for a nearby grocery store.

As we stood there chatting I told him that Paul had also wanted to try and find a halfway house or something similar and provide a pizza party for them.  Father Stan knew exactly the place.  He tracked down the youth minister and asked about a place nearby that helped mentally disabled people move out on their own and get them jobs.  Come to find out the church was providing a party for them and were going to purchase pizzas.  I quickly stepped up and volunteered to provide the pizzas for their party tomorrow night and I am personally going to deliver them.

As we continued chatting about the services this place provided for these adults, I found that we might be able to help out with providing a part-time job either helping me or helping out in the store.  So tomorrow night, I am also going to speak with the job coordinator and get more information.

Also, the youth minister said that they do lots of pizzas for their church groups and asked if we offered discounts.  Well since we do discounted pizzas for churches and schools.....it worked out perfectly and they will be using us in the future for their pizzas.

I am so excited to get the opportunity to bring their pizzas tomorrow and find out more about Home Place Texas and what we can do to help.

Isn't it funny how a little simple post on Facebook turned into something so much more?  Something that is really warming my heart today.  God sure does work in mysterious ways sometimes.