Rejoice in All Things

We enjoyed a wonderful service at the Spanish First Church of the Open Bible here in Des Moines this morning. We needed an interpreter, of course, so Nick Venditti helped us communicate. We had a great time with the Spanish brothers and sisters and some other friends who joined us. The meal following was delicious, too.

On our way home, Mike had to brake suddenly to avoid hitting the car in front of us that stopped suddenly. Unfortunately, the car behind us couldn't stop in time and hit our car. Both cars pulled to the side and the drivers got out to survey the damage. We thank the Lord no one was hurt. Our car (actually, our son is loaning us his car) suffered a broken bumper and crumpled license plate. The other car, however, had more damage. The airbags deployed and the front end was smashed. The 16-year-old driver was concerned that no one was hurt and conducted himself very well as we waited for the police to arrive. The police had to give the young man a summons to court since the accident was his fault. His parents, who arrived after the police, were calm, but will surely dole out their own punishment, especially since they had bought the car only two weeks earlier. Poor kid!

Soon after we got back to Nick and Leona's house, their next door neighbor came over and asked if we had heard any noise coming from their house during the few days they had been gone. Seems that a window had been broken and a possible break-in had occurred. Leona said she had heard something and waited to talk with the police. Wouldn't you know it, the same policeman who helped us arrived to help the neighbors. He couldn't help but notice our car parked in Nick and Leona's driveway. We thank the Lord for good policemen!