Prayers and Squares - The Backstory

First, a bit of a recap.

This is the first day we discovered something was wrong with Annabelle.

This is a dream the wife had one week later.

Which, in part, prompted a friend to do this one week after that.

So circles have become something of a symbol for us through all this.

This is our experience receiving a prayer quilt from the Point Loma Presbyterian Church prayer quilt ministry exactly one week after that.

Huh . . . that's strange . . . I never noticed that these four big events were all evenly spaced one week apart . . . anyway . . .

Here is a little more info on the prayer quilt story:

Our connection to the prayer quilt ministry was through our friend Wendy who attends a Nazarene church and goes to a community Bible study with Cheryl from Point Loma Presbyterian Church.

When Wendy shared our story as a prayer request, Cheryl asked if we would like a prayer quilt from her church - you know the rest of the story there.

What we didn't find out until afterwards was that over a year ago, Cheryl had a very clear vision of an unusual quilt design and felt prompted in her heart that she needed to make it. In part because of the unusual design, it took her a year to finish.

It is that quilt that Wendy picked first that day in the storage hallway and was shocked how perfect it was.

The following Sunday when Holly and I walked to the front of the church and saw the quilt for the first time, a knowing grin crossed my face and the wife's jaw dropped.

Yesterday, Wendy e-mailed us the following:

Today is my last regular bible study meeting. (Our bible study will of course ending with a potluck and sharing next week!)

The assistant teaching director called me yesterday because she is giving the lecture this morning on the final chapters of our study. She asked me for permission to share my experience with Cheryl and the prayer quilt as an illustration in the lecture today.

Cheryl had shared the story of what happened between her and me, and you guys and Annabelle at leader's council. The other leaders were deeply touched by seeing the hand of God working so directly and obviously in the lives and circumstances of his people. She wants to share it with the rest of the women at CBS. I am looking forward to this morning's bible study with great anticipation!!

I can't wait to see how God will once again move in the hearts and minds of his people (most of whom will never meet you) through the testimony of his hand upon your sweet Annabelle.

On a side note, the wife and I have been looking for a church to attend ever since moving back to San Diego 5 years ago. Nothing has been a good "fit" for us until we re-discovered Point Loma Presbyterian through this prayer-quilt experience. It looks like Annabelle has helped us pick our new home church. . .

Oh, the quilt that Cheryl envisioned over a year ago? This is it (scroll down):

























Circles and flowers (click to enlarge).

When was the last time you saw a quilt made up of circles? Lime green and pink to boot (two of my wife's favorite colors).

Its like living in one of those Highlights children's magazines - the one that had the drawing with all the hidden pictures in it.

How many miracles can you find . . . . .?