(J.C. and Wes, our first meeting.)While I can't even begin to express the theological ironies of this picture, I can tell you that we were surprised amused to learn that J.C.'s given name is John Calvin (one of the reformers from the Catholic Church).
Wes met J.C. in 2004 via e-mail from his deployed location in Qatar. J.C. was one of the guys up the chain in the Air Force news office who would read and publish Wes' articles. Somehow through their communication Wes realized J.C. was a fellow Christian, and called him up to ask about it. This began an encouraging relationship mostly of e-mail and the knowledge that "I'm not the lone Christian in this job" for the two of them.
Fives years later J.C., his wife and two daughters live in the Denver area, still in the AF, and are great supporters of our minstry. This past Sunday we were invited to the Woodrings' home for dinner and we finally got to meet them face to face. We enjoyed our time learning how God brought each of us together through our journey with him. J.C. and his wife were actually stationed at RAF Lakenheath at the same time I was (so we surely know some of the same people-- I may even have taught his "Chem Warfare class". :)
Some of our best times over the past year of ministry and Partnership Development have included listening to the stories of others and how God is working out his plan in their lives. He truly does have good plans and purposes for us that bring him the most glory!
~Elaine
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