The Prodigal Son Returns.....

The best thing happened today during Chad and Tabitha's home dedication. Chad got saved! Praise the Lord!!! It happened while Pastor Sammy and Mrs. Sandi were getting them to anoint the doorposts of their house and Pastor would pray a prayer at each door. They have a door in their bedroom going out onto the back deck. Everybody else stayed in the front part of the house while the Pastors, Chad, Tabitha and I went to the bedroom. They anointed the door and Pastor also had them anoint their bed and he prayed with them. After the prayer, Mrs. Sandi started talking to Chad about when he used to go to Children's Church with her. She told him where he and Jamie used to sit and how excited they would get whenever Jack would come in on stilts portraying Goliath. We left them to talk and went back to join all the others. A few minutes later, Mrs. Sandi came looking for Pastor and told me to get Tabitha and join them in the bedroom. When we walked in, Chad was saying that he wanted to get saved. Tabitha and I fell to our knees by the bed and prayed and cried and thanked the Lord for answering our prayers while Pastor and Mrs. Sandi led him to the Lord. Thank You, Jesus, for answered prayers. Now, they can truly live in their house with the Lord as the Head. Chad told Mrs. Sandi that he would start coming to church. It won't be long before my husband, Vance, is there, too. Then, all my "mighty men of God" will be attending church and be the spiritual heads of their homes. I'm looking forward to that. This picture was taken just a few minutes before Chad gave his life to the Lord. Pastor Sammy was praying the last prayer over the house.

It was a glorious time of fellowship at the home dedication. I didn't get a head count, but there were a lot of people there. They got some really nice gifts, too. Tabitha didn't care about getting gifts; she only cared about the house being dedicated to the Lord (and she got a bonus with Chad). Oh, happy day!!!