The crew that worked on Miss Alonia's house that day tied up bag after bag of leaves and yard debris, and in a few hours time, they had cleared the yard down to the dirt. Tom even got out there and worked with them.When I was there I talked with Tom. I found out that Tom is a believer, has trusted in Jesus, and was so thankful that God sent our students and families to work on his mom’s yard. Side note:Tom is a former martial arts national champion, and was the martial arts consultant for the TV show,Walker,Texas Ranger.
A couple of weeks ago, I was in my office on a Wednesday afternoon, and one of our other pastors came in my office and told me that there was a man here, and that someone had done work on his mom’s house, and would I come see if I knew him. When I saw Tom, I immediately recognized him. He is a very big guy, and his smile is unmistakeable.That day, his smile was even bigger than I remembered. He had just come from picking up some pictures he had developed. Pictures of what his mom’s yard looks like now. He told me about how he had wanted for so long to be able to revitalize his mom’s yard, but the job was just too big to handle alone. He kept saying,“but God sent the people from Carmel Baptist...”God used us, when we didn’t even expect or suspect it, to minister to someone in His own unique way.
Fuel 4-17-2011 from Carmel Students on Vimeo.
