They devoted themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer. Everyone was filled with awe at the many wonders and signs performed by the apostles. All the believers were together and had everything in common. They sold property and possessions to give to anyone who had need. Every day they continued to meet together in the temple courts. They broke bread in their homes and ate together with glad and sincere hearts, praising God and enjoying the favor of all the people. And the Lord added to their number daily those who were being saved.
The Subaru is a mess. It has been totaled and rebuilt three complete times and has a ridiculous amount of miles one it. Paint is peeling off in sheets, the driver's door leaks when it rains, there are some mechanical belts that are cracking and the tires are going bald. We would love a new car, but don't want a car payment right now...and can not afford one since I was rif'd. As if that car hasn't been through enough, Dan hit a deer a deer ran into the car a few weeks ago. Now, the mirror on the driver's side is hanging by a thread, the lights are all smashed out and it is seriously dented. Perfect.
Last Friday there was a break-in a few doors down from us. The front door was kicked in [in broad daylight] and a lot of stuff was taken. Since we live on a quiet little loop in the back of the neighborhood, everyone has been pretty shaken. You can't see our front door when you pull into our garage, so when I got home yesterday with the girls I was reluctant to carry my sleeping children into the crime scene I had created in my head. I felt this nudging in my heart to go check our front door. I almost didn't do it because I thought I was just being paranoid, but after silently arguing with myself I gave in because once I get something in my head I have to do it.
I rounded the corner to the front door, expecting to see it standing wide open, and saw it securely locked. Relief. As I started to turn back around, something in our wreath caught my eye. I walked up to the door and pulled our a handmade envelope that had "Acts 2:42-47 CAR FUND" written on it. Inside was $300...cash.
Now we can fix the lights, the mirror and the belts. It may be dented still, but as long as it runs we don't care! We don't know who the money was from and probably never will. God is so good!
All I can say is we have some pretty incredible people in our lives that passionately love Jesus...and care about us!! Thank you, Jesus, for providing such a supportive, loving community of believers for us to be a part of!
