Snow shovel evangelism, part deux
January 24, 2012
Yup, loving your neighbor has reached a new level… involving a 2-stroke internal combustion engine. After tackling our drive & neighbor’s with a shovel (we got a lot of snow) last year, God blessed us with a used, very well-maintained gas snowblower for $25.
We’ve gotten to know another elderly lady on our block who needs help at times, which makes three drives and sidewalks. The snowblower makes short order of the snow, and I can get all three done in less than an hour.
There’s other dynamics at work among our neighbors, but the labor is being noticed. My prayer is that God uses this, however He chooses, to reach them where they’re at, impacting them in eternal ways.
Funny side note: I had no idea how long a tank of gas would last in this thing. After a few snowfalls, it was still running strong. I was almost finished with one of their drives & started to wonder if, because of my honoring God through loving our neighbors, maybe like the prophet Elijah & the widow with the oil that miraculously didn’t run out, my MTD 3/21 would just keep runnin’… til it finally ran dry & I finished it with a shovel.
Good stuff.
