Our house flip on the market; Dream: Saving kids from Tsuname/Faith stories

November 4, 2024

Scott and I got a foreclosure property in October 2023, we have finally reached a point where it is now on the market as of October 26. The whole family has been working on this property. It's nice to see huge improvement. The property is located just a couple of minutes outside of Lake Royale, 3066 Sledge Rd. We were in contract by mid November listed for $280 000. The buyer asked for $10k concession. We were just happy to be in contract in less than a month. What a blessing. 

 Just when I thought this dream was behind me it came back. I am getting used to the early morning seminary schedule. I appreciate the quiet time that Elias and I have in the car as we drive to and from church. The seminary calling has definitely brought me much closer to the Savior. 

The dream that I had appeared to be in a resort area. As I looked outside the building, I found myself and two kids by the shore, which shore was short and was down from a cliff. At the top of the cliff was where I was originally which seemed like 7 to 8 feet high. 

I saw that a set of big waves, tsunami like was about to hit "us" against the wall of the cliff. I was with 2 kids, a boy toddler and a girl maybe 4 to 5 years old. 

In my dream, I was not sure they were my kids but they seemed to look up to me for protection and that they were my responsibility.  I was trying to lift the boy above my head as high as I can for him to reach safety at the top of the cliff, when a male hand from the above grabbed the boy to rescue him. Then I worked on lifting the girl next. I managed to barely get myself out of the shore from the bottom of the cliff when the waves came crashing hard. I sat on top of the cliff on the ground hugging the 2 kids, feeling grateful that we made it. 

The theme of this dream was the same with all the other dreams I have had in recent past years. It was about saving a child or two. I tried to dismiss this dream thinking that it was past the time, that the Lord already gave me an out (from previous dreams/revelation/vision). I told Scott about it, he said, "you are having those baby dreams again, hmm". I replied, "yup." And that was that, nothing more was discussed.

Last October 17, 2024, a return missionary named Jonathan Abbot from the Henderson ward spoke of this fatih to serve. He went later in his 20 because he had a good job with the family business, that is with his grandparents who raised him.  It was funeral home service.  His grandfather was not well and he thought if he went on his mission, he may not see him again in this lifetime. 

He saif "If you have doubt, that is not faith." That really struck my heart. 

In his testimony he related that with faith, he decided to choose to serve knowing full well about his grandfather's condition.  While on mission, he met a part member family. Husband was not a member. In the process of time, the husband got baptized and the wife got pretty closed with Elder Abbot's grandmother. They connected regularly over the phone. The became good friends.

The sweet short story was that this wife, this sister, ended up donating one of her kidney for Elder Abbot's grandfather because they were a total match, blood type.  Wow, what a story of faith and charity. 

After the meeting, I shooked brother Abbot's hand and thanked him for sharing his stories and that he gave me something to think about and ponder. "If you have doubt, that is not faith. "

The following Sunday, October 24th, I was up as usual due to muscle memory of teaching seminary. I coulnd't sleep in even if I wanted to. I went into my office and decided to read towards the end of Moroni, particularly chapter 7. I imagine myself in a cave with moroni, no comfort of life, solitary but not lonely. He spoke of faith, hope an charity. Verses 27-33. Moroni was stripped of  everything in this life but his faith and hope in Christ. 

Verse 31 spoke of the covenants of the Father. I asked myself the question, "what is my covenant?". Often times we speak of all the commandments we have to keep. Verse 31-33, we are "called to fulfill and to do the work of the covenant of the father... by delcaring the workd of Christ unto the Chosen vessel of the Lord.... the Holy Ghost may have a place in their heard. 

Verse 33, "if you have faith in me, ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me. "

As I read these verses, I tried to remove distractions, the house, the car, the business, the comforts of life, and all I have left was what Moroni had in that cave, his hope and faith in Christ through his covenant. All he had was the covenant he made with the Father. All "I" really have is the covenant I made with Heavenly Father. 

What then is my covenant? In that cave, I found a clear and direct answer-- "TO DO THE WILL OF THE FATHER."

That was basically what the entire ministry of Jesus Christ, "to do the will of the Father." And he did shew us that. Therefore my covenant is the same, to follow JC example and to do the will of the father. 

So what then is being asked of me by the Father? To bring forth more children into this world. Yes, in my late 40s, 47 to be exact.

These dreams I have been seeing were visions and revelations of what the Lord asked of me. I see now that the Lord needed to give me the seminary calling, to do something that is hard, to prepare me to have more faith to do the next step. 

That Sunday morning, my tears rolled own my cheeks as I humbly accept the Lords' will to bear a child. I said, "Lord, I am ready. I will do it now." I cried tears of joy and thanked Moroni in helping me see what my covenant truly meant, "to do the will of the Father." It's going to be hard, but there is a promise in verse 33 "ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me."

The Lord has blessed my life so much, how can I think I can hold back and make excuses. I sorely repented for my lack of faith and trust. I see why the seminary calling was needed to get me to make this decision. 

How can I possibly stand before my seminary students and tell them that they can do hard things through Christ when I wasn not willing to. I knew I had to obey.  I will likely be released from my calling as seminary when I get pregnant. I felt sad about it, I have come to love this calling and the youth I serve. I am learning what the word "expedient" meant when the Lord uses the term. 

Scripturally, the word implies or is used to describe something that is advantageous, beneficial, or useful in a given situtation. It often carries a strategic or ethical implication, urging believers to consider what is MOST beneficial for spiritual grown, or community welfare rather than personal gain.

I would like to think that bringing a child int his world would be beneficial for my spiritual growth. We are to multiply and replenish the earth. When I scrolll in social media, especially of late, I see two women in wedding dresses celebrating their union, and the first thing that came to my mind was, "there goes the plan of salvation." 

I must asnwer the call. The scripture truly tells us what to do and the Holy Ghost helps and shows us how to do it, 2 Nephi 32.

After my scripture study, I cam up to the bedroom where Scott was still in bed. I shared with him what I learned in the cave with Moroni and about  what our covenant truly mean.I also shared with him the dream I had. The righteous man that he is, he grinned and said, "I am ready to do the Will of the Father now, " as he wrapped his arms around me to cuddle.  Ha ha. I felt giddy when he said that. But all jokes and intimacy aside, I am grateful that I have my besdt friend who is ever so faithful and is willing to make this sacrifice with me to do the will of the Father. 

I go through emotional wreck during pregnancy, morning sickness, post partum depression; these were Scott's biggest concern for me and that he didn't think I could get pregnant at this age. I had no doubt I can conceive but I could not promise the rest of his concerns would not happen. We will just have to face it together.

I am grateful that Scott is willing to start child rearing all over again with me. Perhaps we can be better parents this time. 

Random Dreams, Oct 11, 2023

 I have had a hard time getting a good sleep these days eventhough I am tired. I should probably get me  more physical exercise. I have been doing a lot of stretches due to my back and sie ache. Even my dreams are chaotic.

I started out a dream where I was scrambelling to get Adam ready for school yet he misses the bus by a second, and it looked like the surrounding was where I grew up in the Philippines. So I took him for a drive, as we stopped on the side of the ride, the scene changes to the back parking area of the apartment at Forbes Ave on Third street in North Vancouver. It was where we lived when Elias was born. There I saw Me-an buying Eli and Jon Jon some "taho" (Philippine tofu dessert usually sold by street vendors). Although Me-an saw us, she ignored us. 

Then somehow the schen changed again and I was speaking to an older lady who was showing me about 36 and more fishes and asked if I had received my supply. She told me that we get to receive such amountof fishes every year from the pond. As I looked over the pond, I thought that would be a great place to fish. I asked my mom and she knew about it and remembered that she brought fishes home sometime in the last year. 

Then in the dream, I found myself having to submit a paper and get my grade. The lady across the desk was Sister Hannah from the Zebulon ward. She did my interview differently from the person before me and somehow she didn't exactly show me my grade. I needed to go to the bathroom and somehow the office extended to Dr. Cletus Simpson's dental office. He is also a member of the Zebulon ward.  However, I couldn't make my way to the bathroom as he had a big drawer open. He and his assistant were examing pennies scattered all over the ground covering almost all the ground. I retreated and made my way back to sister Hannah. I noticed that Dr. Simpson decided to put all coins in a drawer giving up on examining them one by one. Then he was making his way to our side of office when there was a mom and a child client of hi in the hallway. There was a robotic toy jumping towards the kid. We were all admiring the child's fascination and Dr. Simpson was explaining the mechanism of the robot. 

Next thing I know, a lady on another desk was examining the work I did on Dr. Simpson's tax return as a married filing separate, that I ought to examine the deduction and make sure it's even as married filing separate.

Whew, I think, Adam using the bathroom in the masters woke me up from this point in the dream. This dream was hectic and I am not even sure what to make of it, but I thought I would make a record of it. 

The Lord is merciful!

 

I was overwhelmed on my first week of seminary. One day I came back from seminary and I looked in the mirror and I saw my earings were not matching, one was blue and one was pink. No, it was not intentional, I was not trying to create a new fad. I came to the conclusion that no more jewelry with early morning seminary just to be safe. Then another day I was almost ready to go and felt something was not right, I realized that I hadn't put my bra on, so I hurried back and changed, that I still wear.

I felt like I have come along way from that first week, but now I am feeling like I can be more prepared and have expectations set as I get to know my students. There is definitely daily learning experiences, both temporal and spiritual. 

Sister Rock sent me a late text one night saying that she wanted to sit in my class. As I got ready for bed, and woke up super early, I still could not wrap around my mind how I would present or start the lesson. A constant prayer was in my heart even in the car on the way to seminary. Then a sudden burst of thought came into my mind, "pictionary." We started the class with some doctrinal words with pictionary, "mercy" and "justice" were the words. We had a great discussion and the spirit was super strong. We talked about keeping the sabbath day Holy and I shared my experience in my  youth aspiring to be a cadette officer how my faith was tested to either attend the training on Sunday and be disqualified or go to church. I chose to go to church, and the Lord worked his magic. I made an officer, not high ranking but I was not disqualified.  I felt like at that moment of my first enlightenment, I knew the Lord was real, I knew he answered prayers, and I felt like i discovered a life changing recipe for success, "Lord, you mean if I only do what you say everything will work out good, wow, that's easy." I practiced in my youth up to do the will of the Savior, whatever that was asked of me. 

Sister Rock was very pleased and spoke highly how I belonged in this calling. I was grateful and felt honored and priviledged that the Lord trusted me with this calling. I have a lot to learn, but that's what I am excited about, is learning what the Lord would have me learn.

I also feel like by the Lord giving me this calling, He is saving me from being distracted, I feel and I know that accepting this call is one process for me to be stripped of pride. Oh, do I ever seek daily repentance that I maybe stripped of pride. I still lose my temper, but I hope to overcome my negative emotions through Christ. 

It was difficult for Elias at first when he found out I was his new seminary teacher. He told me he was disappointed. I took no offense. He said he loved talking to sister Frances, someone he can related to outside of the family circle (granted sister Frances is a professional therapist also). So I really had to consider Elias' input in this calling, and I asked him whether I should decline the calling because he matters to me. With him being on some spectrum, I understand that my voice can sound overwhelming for him hearing it all the time. 

As weeks go by, although we rarely speak in the care since he is mostly asleep and sometimes, both of us like the silence, immersed in our own thoughts, I feel like we have become closer together. He has told me that I am doing great as a teacher, that meant a lot to me. I have never shadowed a seminary teacher before so I don't know what to compare myself to, but all I have is my reliance on the Holy Ghost to help me deliver the message that is needed for this kids to hear. 

Called to SEMINARY

 

Scott and I met with Brother Andrew Morris from the stake on August 14, 2024, we met in the Knightdale building. Although he originally left me a message, I thought perhaps the call was either for me and Scott, but when it came closer to the interview, I had a feeling that it was going to be seminary. As I have pondered about the calling, I felt nervous and humbled. 

Brother Morris turned to me and extended the call. Then he related the story of how the call came to be. The bishopric recommended Scott's name to be the seminary teacher. As his name was presented, President Foster, the 1st counselor in the stake presidency (with President Thornton), said, "we want Sister Brown." They sent the information back to the Bishopric and moved forward with the recommendation.

President Foster has asked my two years in a row to speak at Stake Conferece. I would have been ok speaking the third year, instead, he gave me the seminary calling. Also with such short notice and I was inform to accept it quickly if I was going to accept it anyway so I can go ahead and attend the Seminary kick off in 3 days at the stake center, whew. Talk about feeling overwhelemed. 

I accepted. I know it is going to be hard and it is no doubt going to be challenging. Scott was there to sustain and support me and I knew I will need it. 

When I bore my testimony the following testimony meeting. I related how the Savior prayed at the garden of gethsemane asking the Father, if it was at all possible, "let this cup pass from me, nevertheless, not as my will but Thy will." And as I reflected on that, the Savior was not making that decision at the garden of gethsemane whether to do it or not, He has already made that decision in the pre mortal world, to suffer the will of the Father in all things from the beginning.  When I accepted the call, I did not make that decision right then, I had made that decision years ago when I was 8, when I was baptized in the ocean in the Philippines and have made the covenant to do the will of the Father. I am not perfect, but I know through Christ grace, my efforts and desire to follow him no matter what, will hopefully be enough. 

That is all that's asked of us, to do the will of the Father, to suffer with the Savior, that we may obtain the blessings that He promised to bless us, eternal happiness.

July 18, 2024: Feeling peace despite losing the Auction!

 

407 Carlyle Rd in Zebulon was in foreclosure. It's a good 14.6-acre land, cleared and already have barns in them with a 1-bedroom house. The bid started at $293 403. Previously, we have prayed if it would be right for us to have this land, we felt it was a piece of land and on great location. 

I knew that if it was meant for us to have it, the Lord would make it so. I figured we could go up to $350k as our highest bid, that's the most we can afford. The auction proceeded and I got the first bid, two others bid after, one older gentleman proceeded to bid up to $325k, then I added a thousand, he went up to $350k and I added a thousand, but he added another 25k, ending up around $375k to which I knew, the lot was not for us. 

I was thankful for the peaceful feeling and the guidance I received through this process. I can walk away knowing that the Lord did not mean for us to have this land. I very much appreciate that I can partner with the Lord and feel at peace and our pursuit of investments and other ventures.  We wanted something that we can invest in, hoping that the Lord would multiply it for us so that we can be secure and able to go on a couple's mission sooner, rather than later. 

During this process, days before, I reached out to Daniela Teixeira, she filed a judgement against the owner of this property for some money owed to her and her husband. She recognized me at the auction and introduced herself to me. After the auction, I reconnected with her, and they came to view a couple of houses here at Lake Royale. They love the place. They are currently renting and paying $1700 a month. When I asked why they never bought a house before and was willing to pay that much in rent, she said her husband Tiago, did not want to have a mortgage, but want to pay cash on a house. Although I admire that conviction, paying a rent for that much and not having an equity does not make sense. So, hopefully they can think about the one house we looked at which Tiago really liked.

Since Tiago is a contractor/renovator, I asked him to view 3066 Sledge Road property hoping that he can give me a good quote on cabinetry. When we parted, Daniela was really thankful for some info I shared with her and showing her around. 

I believe events and people I meet along the way has a purpose. I just don't know it yet, but the Lord knows the end from the beginning, I just need to let my faith move me so that the Lord can direct me. 

Update

September 2024

We ended up hiring Daniela and Tiago to put the kitchen cabinetry and granite counter. They did a great job. I try to keep in contact with Daniela by helping her out with some referrals on cleaning business. I kind of like her. She's very genuine. We hope to hire them again in the future for something. I knew there was a reason that I met her at the acution and that this whole process led me to connecting with her and the Lord was simply orchestrating who we can work with as far as installing cabinetry and granite counter at the house. We were pretty happy with their work. So grateful that the Lord led us to them. I have seen the Lord's hand on this 3066 sledge rd property project. It was not an easy one for the family to take on, but I saw that it was the Lord's tender Mercy that He gave us this property as our first time as far as flipping houses. It was a lot of work, yet it was a blessing that it was so close to the house. This project in many ways became a spiritual journey for me as much as anything else. 

July 25, 2024: Elias locked out of the car, the Lord's tender Mercy helped us find the missing Key. Adam proved faithful.

 

The evening of Tuesday, July 25, 2024, around 9:30 pm, Adam, Audrey, Scott and I were gathered in the master's bedroom to read the come follow me study for the week. In the midst of our study, I got a text from a strange phone number which said, "Mom, this is Elias, I got locked out of the car."

Scott recently got a new to us commuter car, 2015 Chevy Sonic. We called it, the 007 (double O 7 car, like James Bond). It made noises like a machine gun is about to come up, and it will lock you out of the car as soon as the driver's door is opened and shut. Three weeks before, we ordered a spare key, and today, we could not find it. 

We spent half hour looking for the key. We checked my office, the garage, coat and pant pockets in the closet, backpack, purse, kitchen. We looked everywhere including the attic. Scott went into Adam's room and pleaded with him to pray that we might find the key. Afterwards, Scott left for Rocky Mount, it is half hour away. It would be almost an hour by the time he gets to Elias' location, and he did not want him to worry, it is now past 10 pm. 

When Scott left, I continued to look. I searched the same areas over and over, again even going to the attic and checking the coats that I recently put up in the attic even though I know that it was unlikely that Scott would have worn a coat in May in NC when the weather was already hot. 

I searched the garage again twice and looked everywhere. As I come up the garage steps, I said a prayer in my heart. "Heavenly Father, I have looked everywhere, where else would you have me look." Almost as if an auto reply was sent back. A thought came to me, "check the couch." As I came into the living room, I stood in one of our couch and thought to myself, there is going to be quite a bit of pop corn under there I am sure. I proceed to put my hand under the cushion to search and immediately I felt something hard, and oval shape, "Could it be?" I was so humbled when I pulled my hand out, and sure enough it was the missing key. 

My heart rejoiced and immediately called Scott to let him know, who by now would almost be at Rocky Mount. I proceed to get ready to drive up to Rocky Mount in my PJ's when Scott reminded me to go over to Adam's room and tell him what happened. I did. I told Adam how thankful I was for his faith. Because of his faith and doing our part to look, we found the missing spare key.

By the time we got home, it was almost midnight. My heart was full, once again the Lord showed us his tender mercies. We are so grateful. I am grateful for the Holy Ghost. President Bednar in his devotional talk on the Holy Ghost, he said that if you are trying to be a good boy, and a good girl, and you are living your covenants, the Lord will direct you and guide you through the Holy Ghost. It may seem like a prompting is just your own thought, know that the spirit speaks with our own spirit, just act on it, as you move, the Lord will not let you go far without letting you know it is not the right course. You will be guided. I truly believe that. 

June 17, 2024 Lord tender mercy: "check the fire"

 Today, Elias and Scott drove off the Camp Campbell in VA, just at near the border from NC. This was a stake YM camp and Scott was asked to teach with orienteering. Adam and Audrey had cooking camp at Bunn High School As soon as I dropped them off before 9 am that morning, I came back and straight away proceeded to do a control burn in the back yard. It's hot summer season and I know that snakes are out and about. Adam's job was to dump the compost at the back yard compost bin, and I wanted to make sure he was safe and can see where he was stepping.  It was probably in the 90s, I was hot. There were multiple times when I turned on the hose to drench some areas to prevent it from spreading and escalating into the woods. My long sleeve cool shirt got singe multiple times as I got closed to the fire at times, creating multiple holes. I couldn't leave the site, so I did not get the chance to eat breakfast nor lunch, just plenty of water. By the time 1:45 came along, I took the hose and drenched the site with water, and I left to pick up the kids. 

I invited the kids to the pool, but neither wanted to go. They wanted some downtime since they also had tennis lesson in just over two hours in Rocky Mount. So, I went to the pool by myself to cool off for about half hour, came back and worked in my office for an hour. I then realized how tired I was and thought that I needed a nap. As soon as I closed my eyes and my head touch my pillow, a clear voice spoke to me, "check the fire." To which I immediately replied to myself thinking I am too tired, I just need a quick power nap, the fire is fine because I already drenched it. The voice came again the second time, "check the fire, " to which I replied with urgency, "okay, okay." Sure enough, as I looked out the patio door, I see about 3 spots where smoke was coming up, and they could potentially catch fire again. I asked Audrey to go ahead and drench those spots which she gladly complied.

It may seem like it was just my own voice, but I know that it is the Holy Ghost giving me direction and protection. I am thankful for this miracle today where I felt the Lord's hand in my life. It seems mundane, but I know He cared for me. 

Mother's day visit to Vancouver, BC

 

I have had the prompting for months that I should perhaps spend more time with my mom. I had sent the invitation as to where she wanted to go, perhaps on a cruise to San Francisco, come to NC, wherever and whenever. Then I heard that she was in ER and was hospitalized for a few days. I thought, well, perhaps this was how I should be spending time with her. 

I flew to Vancouver for over a week visit. My heart ache to see mother so ill. I can feel her frustration for being so sick and weak when her mind is so active and wants to do more. She had a high blood pressure that needed to be control. I figured it is all the stress that my other siblings are giving her for all their never ending sibling rivalry. 

She was practically bed ridden as she felt dizzy halff of the time. I had to help her in the shower, help her get undress and re dressed. I had to hide my tears while I assisted her in the shower. As I sniffled, she ask if I had a cold and I simply said, "Yes I have a cold, i must have caught it on the plane." But my tears were flowing and racing down my cheeks. Between the steam in the shower and my tears, i could hardly see anything. I looked away so she would not notice. I was not used to this scene. I always picture mother as a strong and active woman, but now she's aging, my heart aches. It's more hard and drastic because I don't see her daily like my other siblings do. Every time I get a chance to see her year after year, she seems aging faster and faster than my mind can conceive or recollect. 

I am so glad I got the chance to visit. I was able to give your massage day in and day out and sometimes in the middle of the night when she awoke couging. We went on slow walks, taking an hour to cover 10 blocks. I was not used to it. I am used to seeing and imagining my mother walking fast as she always did. 

Life, so short. We grow, we age.  Time passes as it were a dream before our very eyes. It's imporant to always revisit what matters most and then do it. We will all get there, grow old. I have always honored my mother, always showed my love, never tried to give her any pain or sorrow but always trying to lift her spirit and help. I wish my siblings were more assertive and sensible. I am glad I got to visit with her. It was much needed. I hope to see her more often than every 4 years. I might see her once a year. I have also now started giving her allowance on a monthly basis, just a token of my gratitude and cheering her up.  I am grateful for my mother with all my heart. What a woman, what a daughter of Christ. 

January 2024: Being an Instrument in the Lord's hand

 Joy Park reached out to me on the 2nd week of January showing interest in buying a house. After two years, they are finally feeling like they need to get a house since rent is high in Raleigh.

She felt prompted to look into Fayetteville. It took me 1 hour and 40 minutes to go to Fayetteville. We viewed a total of 30 houses in 3 days' time in span of two weeks. They were looking for under $200k house value. Some of the places we saw were sketchy and I worry about the neighborhood. I prayed continually how I can help them find the right place where they can feel safe. 

At the last day of our viewing, we set out to look at 12 houses that day. Our schedule was packed. January 24th, the day of the viewing, I met Joy and James at the first house. While there, Joy shared with me a feeling she got that morning to look for a 5-bedroom house. She felt that she needed to consider the idea that they may need to have her mother-in-law live with them.  That morning she looked for 5 bedroom and found this property in 310 Pennsylvania Ave, which was listed for $265 000.00

While we were at the first viewing, we agreed I would request a viewing for this property at 4:30 pm tagging it at the end of all our scheduled viewing. I called and got a showing appointment. After a full day of viewing, we are finally heading to 310 Pennsylvania Ave when I realized that I have not received any confirmation for key code to get in the door. I called showing time company and told me we did not have an appointment, which was shocking to me because we did make the appointment that very morning. I then called the listing agent and told her what happened, and she asked if we could come back the next day. I said we could not since we live almost 2 hours away and that we had to see the place now. She said she would reach out to the seller. I did not hear from the agent by the time we pulled into the yard. The owner came out and she seemed pleasant. She happily accommodated us and let us into the house. It looked grand and much better than any other house we looked at, although it is also higher than the cap amount, they previously decided to spend on a house. 

Joy and James felt good about the house. We parted ways, we all knew we had some praying to do. In the end they made an offer to this house, with much haggling and the seller unwilling to come down much in price, she settled with $ 262 500.00. We were happy that our offer was accepted since there were many viewers scheduled on the property. The appraisal results actually came to the value of $289 000. The Lord really had a hand in this process. Because Joy was sensitive to the spirit, she was able to receive guidance on where to look and what to look for. I was merely an instrument in the Lord's hand. 

Fast forward to July 14, 2024. Last night, I got a message from Joy asking or inviting as to support James in his new calling as a Bishop in their ward. We drove to attend their Sunday meeting. What a sacred experience to have been led by the Lord and to be at the right place where James and Joy were needed.  So grateful to be a part of that experience and humbled to be the Lord's instrument.