Our first night around the fire pit was only with one other family but it was filled with wonderful “God moments” that made me realize why the evening worked the way it did. We invited new neighbors of ours who recently moved to Minnesota from Singapore. They’re from the UK originally but have lived all over so it was fun to compare expat stories with them. They both lived in Hong Kong for awhile as well so it was great talking about familiar memories of a great place. They have 3 boys and their son was in Sam’s class this year. He came to Sam’s birthday party this year which I hosted at PCC. His mom was curious about our church and we had a conversation about the whole church search process. They ended up giving PCC a try one Sunday and now they are attending on a regular basis. Its so nice to have a neighbor and new friend who also attends our church. We also learned that the husband works for Medtronic in a division that manufactures artificial heart valves. A major God moment for us as Sam is a heart patient and may need valve replacement surgery sometime in his life. It was fascinating talking to him and the conversation gave us so much peace as we learned about the major advancements being made. Our dreaded “some day" surgery may become nothing more than a simple, barely invasive procedure by the time Sam is faced with it.
