Mission Crestwood - God Sighting: One Thing Leads to Another

Mission Crestwood

God Sightings One Thing Leads to Another

“If you give a mouse a cookie, the mouse asks for a glass of milk. He then requests a straw (to drink the milk), a mirror (to avoid a milk mustache), nail scissors (to trim his hair in the mirror), and a broom (to sweep up his hair trimmings).”

One thing leads to another.  This theme in the children’s book If you Give a Mouse a Cookie, by Laura Numeroff seems to also relate to running a local mission organization.   Thankfully, these types of details of "one thing leading to another" do not seem to overwhelm Mission Crestwood volunteers.  Their Boss has it all in His hands.   

If you give Mission Crestwood donations of frozen meat, Mission Crestwood will ask for appliances to keep the meat cold.  To pay for the appliances to keep the meat cold, Mission Crestwood will need a donation of funds.  Just like the mouse had the boy to provide in the children’s story If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, Mission Crestwood has its own provider – God.  God has been in the each details of each need, each donation, and each provision at Mission Crestwood. 

Right after receiving a donation of meat, a  large chain retail store offered a $2000 donation.  Coincidentally, this is the cost a walk in freezer and refrigerator. Unlike the children's story, there seemed to be a hiccup in the funding.  After a significant amount of time,  Mission Crestwood coordinators still had not received any funds.  A short investigation revealed that the check was erroneously sent to another charitable organization.  Although another charity benefited from the blunder, Mission Crestwood still had a need.

These are the moments in which Mission Crestwood volunteers have learned to “wait upon the Lord,” because He was up to something bigger.

The Mission Crestwood phone rings. The man on the other ends asks, “Do you need a walk in freezer and refrigerator?”   

The Mission Crestwood volunteer admits, “Well, yes we do,” with a knowing smile in her voice. In these moments, God shows up and demonstrates the mighty ways He can provide.

“It will be about $1200 for the two units,” the seller comments.

“Well, I will see what I can do about that,” replies the Mission Crestwood volunteer with a smile in her voice that is undeniable because she knows God is working. 

If you give Mission Crestwood donations of frozen meat, Mission Crestwood will need a walk-in freezer and refrigerator to keep the meat cold.  To pay for the appliances to keep the meat cold, Mission Crestwood will need money.  To provide for His children, God will move, and that He did. 

Another separate unsolicited “donation” covered the cost of the refrigerator and freezer to keep the frozen meat that Mission Crestwood would use to provide for God’s children. 

Luke 12:28

“And if God provides clothing for the flowers that are here today and gone tomorrow, don’t you suppose that he will provide clothing for you, you doubters?”

God is working and moving at Mission Crestwood! 

We invite you to personally experience these God sightings and point our community toward Jesus at Mission Crestwood on Monday or Saturday mornings from 10-12 or Thursday evenings from 6-8.  Just show up and see what God is doing!

http://missioncrestwood.org/the-closet/

Fingerprints of the Lord

Christine A. McCloy