Thursday, August 21, 2008

The Library

So friday i was working at the library right before my shift was over, and a girl came in looking for some help. she obviously wasnt from around here, so i offered to help her.
i got a nudge to give her my phone and email address, so i did. which for me is rare. her name is claire and she's from china. (outskirts beijing)
i also invited her to the movies in the park that night. she's also looking for housing-- umd doesnt help! awesome huh? not much... 
so i also found her jumpdrive and held on to it so i could see her again.
so that night she called me and i went up to campus to give her the drive and she asked if her friend could come to the movie too. so of course i said yes. so Lin is the next girl i've met. she's from beijing and got to see the olympics!! so then we go to the movie, have fun etc. then we are driving back and amanda tells them we know all the other people we met that night from church (IV is hard to explain). they ask if we are christians and claire tells us she's interested in learning about it. whoa right?! but theres more.
so sunday night i called her to see how things were going and to invite her to dinner tonight (tuesday). so now three chinese girls are coming over tonight. yay! she then told me that i knew a katie. (well, YES but which one??) and her husband brand and baby maddie... i realize she means some people @ anchorpoint.
so i call katie to figure out this connection. 
claire's boyfriend goes to school in phenix. he just became a believer. his mentor knew claire was going to duluth and knew of the Navs (katie and brandon work with the navigators on campus) and wanted katie to look her up. so she did and they hung out on saturday and claire ASKED to go to church on sunday. so they went! i had to go to early church b/c of other stuff, so i couldnt invite them, but it was already covered!!! is that insane or what?! so God is moving in huge ways.... and this story still has lots left too...we'll see where it goes!

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