We were at our first night of many dinners to come with a group of about sixty families.  Tim and I were sitting at a table with our five traveling companions and three new friends.  In the middle of dinner, a lady, whom I have never met, approach me, knelt down, and said, “I’ve overheard you in conversation and saw you sitting here and I wanted to share this with you.”  She preceded to hand me a bracelet with symbols on it.   Kathi, the strange lady now with a name, started laying out the plan of salvation to me.
My mind was racing with thoughts of, “What did I say or do?  Am I behaving inappropriately in any way?” 
Kathi then mentioned how she is one of the sponsors at her school for the club The Fellowship of Christian Athletes.  I quickly replied, “Great! I am too for my school.” As if I was trying to confirm that I am a Christian too.
We chatted for a bit, smiled, I thanked her for my bracelet.
When Tim and I got back to the room I told him about my encounter.  I asked him if I had said or did anything to worry about.  He looked at me and said, “Stephanie, when you live a life the way you do, people just notice.”  (Isn’t’ Tim a sweetheart?!!  I’ll keep him.)
That made me feel better, but…I still speculated “why me”. 
Over the next four days I continued wondering why she approached me.  Finally, on our final dinner night Kathi and I were sitting by each other on the bus ride to our location.  I leaned up and said, “I have been wondering all week what was it that I said or did to make you approach me on that first evening.”  Kathi said that she overheard me talking about teaching middle school, and then she said, “Believe me or not, but when I looked at you over at your dinner table, you had a light around your head.  You had a special glow about you.”
Oh my!  I hugged her, got a little teary-eyed and thanked her for her kind words.
Like the bungy-staff-guy made my day (in the journal entry  before this), Kathi made my night.
The symbols on the bracelet mean:  He came.  He died.  He arose.  He ascended.  He’s coming back.
This journal entry isn’t a “Day LOVE” entry; I just wanted to share this with you.
Kathi is no stranger to me now.  She is my fellow sister-in-Christ.
When others look at you, can they tell that you are a Christian by your words and actions?  I am far from winning a “Top Christian” award, but it sure was nice for someone to notice that “something” about me.
Therefore I, a prisoner for serving the Lord, beg you to lead a life worthy of your calling, for you have been called by God.² Always be humble and gentle. Be patient with each other, making allowance for each other’s faults because of your love. ³ Make every effort to keep yourselves united in the Spirit, binding yourselves together with peace. ⁴ For there is one body and one Spirit, just as you have been called to one glorious hope for the future. ⁵ There is one Lord, one faith, one baptism, ⁶ and one God and Father, who is over all and in all and living through all.  Ephesians 4:1-6

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