A final goodbye to a special someone: a once-bitter busker by the roadside who has transformed into a special faith-filled friend so full of peace and joy:
“You two are going to Africa tomorrow? Then when you come back, no house? How?”
“God will provide for us!” we reply, and to our surprise, we hear Grandpa Zhou share his own story with child-like faith and confidence, of how on some days when he is so very thirsty by the roadside, he would say a silent prayer and soon after, someone would buy a refreshing ice-cold drink for him.
“So in the same way,” he said to us in mandarin, “God will provide for your every need- in Africa and when you are back.”
How wonderful it is to see him smile, even if it was to say goodbye.
“And my God will meet all your needs
according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus.”
– Philippians 4:19