Visit of the Vandals

Just a week after our work day we had visitors at church. Actually they visited our worksite not our church. They were mean people.

They came kicking and bashing and crashing our party. They knocked over a lot of the work that our bricklayer had accomplished during the week. Remember that cute picture of Dawn in one of the windows? They leveled the windows. Mean people. Nothing better to do. Vandals!

These people don't realize who they are messing with. They have no idea that they are toying with God’s building. They don't understand that their lives are at risk. They have no respect for anything or anyone and it will be the end of them.

Unless. Unless they come to the Savior that is. Can it be that they will? God knows. We have be showered with blessings lately. So, when the crashing and crushing comes we are not discouraged. Mad, yes. Discouraged never. We’d love to crack some coconuts and break a few arms. We’d love to kick em right in the shins. But that is God’s business. We will continue to work and let the Sanballats and Tobiahs try their tricks. Whatever happened to them anyway?

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