Being Thankful...

Today is a day we should all be thanking our God for the wonderful free country that we live in. Last night Quinn and I attended a Bible study with some new neighbors. We sang, prayed, and studied the Bible together. It was wonderful. Then when we were sitting around fellowshipping with the folks, we asked where they had lived prior to our neighborhood. They astounded us by saying they were "9/11 survivors"! This was the beginning of their conversion to Christ. The husband was actually in the Financial building next to the Trade Centers and the wife worked down the street. She had just started back to work the day before after maternity leave. She was supposed to have lunch THAT day at "Windows", the restuarant at the top of one of the WTC. Her mother was keeping the baby and watched the whole thing happen from her window! The trauma they experienced was horrific and the things they saw were unspeakable. They both lost their jobs and basically hit rock bottom...they came to SA because of a sister and started all over again but this time dedicating their lives to serving and witnessing for Christ and what a story they share!!! I have been blessed to have been a part of their sharing and know that we should never take our freedoms for granted. 9/11 shows how fragile our freedom is and that we must protect it. God bless America and God bless our new neighbors