Sabbath is usually a blessing. This last Sabbath was extra special though.
A couple days, while going door to door, my friend Shekinah met an old couple. The husband Dan was 93, his wife Eleanor, 90. They had been married for 72 years. This couple invited Shekinah in and she was showing them the books we have when she saw an Adventist book on the shelf. It turns out that Eleanor used to be Adventist, but fell in love with and married a non-Adventist man. She is the only one on her family thats not Adventist anymore. Now that they are older, they don't get to get out of the house too much. Shekinah invited them to church that weekend and offered to drive them. They both got excited. Eleanor decided to wear her best dress, and Dan said he was going to iron his best shirt. Dan made sure to tell Shekinah though, that this definitely does not mean he would ever become Adventist. When they got to church, I was able to meet them. Everyone was super nice to them, the pastor even made them stand up and everyone clapped for this couple that had been married 72 years. They stayed for potluck. Afterwards, our whole group circled them and started singing Eleanor's favorite songs from the hymnal. Songs she probably hadn't heard in who-knows-how-long. Then she took out a paper and started singing to us!! It was a really cute rendition of Jesus Loves Me. There were several girls in tears as we closed that session by praying for them. I wonder how long it has been since those two have had people love them like that. I know Dan said he would never be Adventist, and I doubt he ever will be officially, since I dont' know how they'll even get to church after we leave, but I know that this experience really touched his heart. Isn't it incredible that Jesus is still working, even when we're so old we can barely stay awake, or even hear the sermon. The whole experience was incredibly touching.