Another connection...

It was just this past Sunday afternoon. My sharing at Grace Bible Fellowship in Sexsmith went well. It was good to see long time friends and meet new ones. After the service, I was invited to lunch with two of the ladies at the church. We headed to Grand Prairie and were seated in the restaurant of the Stonebridge Inn.

Next to us was seated a very large family and I thought they might be Filipino but most of them were speaking English. One of the ladies with me pointed out a friend of her son's who was in the group.

Sometime during our meal, I did hear one or two Tagalog words coming from one of the ladies in the group next to us. We had opportunity to chat as they were leaving the restaurant and I did find out that they were from the Philippines. I explained that I was a missionary there. Then they left.

A while later we left. Outside the restaurant the family that was next to us was still saying goodbye and loading up vehicles. We had another opportunity to chat and the ladies explained to their husbands that I lived in the Philippines. One of the men was a bit dubious about my ability to speak Tagalog until I shared with them about the work of ACTION in the Philippines and what I was doing, in Tagalog. Well to say that his chin hit the ground would be an understatement.

It was a wonderful contact to make. Their families have been here for a while in Canada.

As I headed to my car, I noticed that the one man's chin was still on the ground; he was so pleased that I could speak the language.

'Be ready at any time to share about the hope that you have.'
Blessings,
Barbara

Praises: I am back in Kamloops for a few days! I arrived safely.