Comments on: Just Walk Across The Room – Stories http://liverpoolchurch.com/just-walk-across-the-room-stories/ The Web Connection Point of Liverpool Community Church Sun, 17 Jan 2010 17:07:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: anonymous http://liverpoolchurch.com/just-walk-across-the-room-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-28 anonymous Mon, 31 Mar 2008 00:23:29 +0000 http://liverpoolchurch.com/2008/03/16/just-walk-across-the-room-stories/#comment-28 While waiting for a very early morning flight in Washington’s Dulles International Airport, I saw a young man sitting alone at one of the gates. The young man was wearing a US Air Force uniform. I was led to write him a note thanking him for his service and wishing him a Happy Easter. I asked a United Airlines ticket agent to anonymously give him the note along with the LCC card and $50. Unfortunately, I didn't get to see the look on his face while the agent gave him the gift. The terminal area where he was sitting served approximately six gates. People were boarding cities from Toronto to Cincinnati to Cleveland. I'm guessing more than 25 northeast cities were represented by these six gates. Our Lord not only arranged for this young man to be on my plane to Syracuse, He arranged that I sit next to him for the hour trip home. I spent the better part of the hour talking to the young serviceman and getting to know him. He was an extremely shy 19 year-old who had recently graduated from high school. It turns out we had a lot in common since he worked on the same Lockheed Martin fighter jets that I had worked on. He had been in Texas for the last 14 weeks and was heading home (Gouverneur) for two weeks before shipping off to Japan for two years. Pray for him, his name is Jason. In case you were wondering, I never told him I was the guy who have him the note/card/money. While waiting for a very early morning flight in Washington’s Dulles International Airport, I saw a young man sitting alone at one of the gates. The young man was wearing a US Air Force uniform. I was led to write him a note thanking him for his service and wishing him a Happy Easter. I asked a United Airlines ticket agent to anonymously give him the note along with the LCC card and $50. Unfortunately, I didn’t get to see the look on his face while the agent gave him the gift. The terminal area where he was sitting served approximately six gates. People were boarding cities from Toronto to Cincinnati to Cleveland. I’m guessing more than 25 northeast cities were represented by these six gates. Our Lord not only arranged for this young man to be on my plane to Syracuse, He arranged that I sit next to him for the hour trip home. I spent the better part of the hour talking to the young serviceman and getting to know him. He was an extremely shy 19 year-old who had recently graduated from high school. It turns out we had a lot in common since he worked on the same Lockheed Martin fighter jets that I had worked on. He had been in Texas for the last 14 weeks and was heading home (Gouverneur) for two weeks before shipping off to Japan for two years. Pray for him, his name is Jason. In case you were wondering, I never told him I was the guy who have him the note/card/money.

]]> By: Laura Stradley http://liverpoolchurch.com/just-walk-across-the-room-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-22 Laura Stradley Wed, 26 Mar 2008 04:19:01 +0000 http://liverpoolchurch.com/2008/03/16/just-walk-across-the-room-stories/#comment-22 My children and I have been attending LCC since the first of January. Just before Christmas, my husband (who is in the military) got sent overseas to Korea for a year. Anyway, I decided to use my card at a hospital last week in North Carolina. The kids and I went to visit my in-laws in Asheville, so when we got down there, I stopped at a local coffee shop and bought a gift card. Then, I went to the hospital and stopped at the nurses station on the oncology floor. Both of my parents died young of cancer, so I know what the families of cancer patients go through. I also know how well the nurses can get to know them. So, at the nurses station, I asked them to give my gift and the LCC card to a family who has had a tough time lately. They promised me that they knew of several families they could give it to, and they kept saying, "God Bless you!" I really feel like He has! I am so glad I found LCC- the message on Sunday's always hits home and inspires me! My children and I have been attending LCC since the first of January. Just before Christmas, my husband (who is in the military) got sent overseas to Korea for a year. Anyway, I decided to use my card at a hospital last week in North Carolina. The kids and I went to visit my in-laws in Asheville, so when we got down there, I stopped at a local coffee shop and bought a gift card. Then, I went to the hospital and stopped at the nurses station on the oncology floor. Both of my parents died young of cancer, so I know what the families of cancer patients go through. I also know how well the nurses can get to know them. So, at the nurses station, I asked them to give my gift and the LCC card to a family who has had a tough time lately. They promised me that they knew of several families they could give it to, and they kept saying, “God Bless you!” I really feel like He has! I am so glad I found LCC- the message on Sunday’s always hits home and inspires me!

]]> By: db http://liverpoolchurch.com/just-walk-across-the-room-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-20 db Thu, 20 Mar 2008 16:03:39 +0000 http://liverpoolchurch.com/2008/03/16/just-walk-across-the-room-stories/#comment-20 So very cool is the outpouring of our congregation in this "pay it forward" exercise of Gods love. We were at Fresno's in North Syracuse last night. We used the card there and the waitress told us we were the third people to use one at the restaurant. Hey, what can I say, we like to eat out at LCC. How awesome is that and what a testimony for the staff in the restaurant. We have also used a card a couple times at Dunkin Donuts. God is good. See you all on the treadmill!!!!! Seems we have eaten out a lot this week. So very cool is the outpouring of our congregation in this “pay it forward” exercise of Gods love. We were at Fresno’s in North Syracuse last night. We used the card there and the waitress told us we were the third people to use one at the restaurant. Hey, what can I say, we like to eat out at LCC. How awesome is that and what a testimony for the staff in the restaurant. We have also used a card a couple times at Dunkin Donuts. God is good.

See you all on the treadmill!!!!! Seems we have eaten out a lot this week.

]]> By: A neighbor http://liverpoolchurch.com/just-walk-across-the-room-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-19 A neighbor Wed, 19 Mar 2008 20:27:13 +0000 http://liverpoolchurch.com/2008/03/16/just-walk-across-the-room-stories/#comment-19 Last night I decided that I would be a good neighbor to someone at the drive thru at Dunkin Donuts. I began praying before I fell asleep that God would allow the right person to receive the gift. I pulled into Dunkin Donuts and I was ready to go through the drive thru, however the line was pretty long and I was running late. There were no cars in the parking lot, so I decided I would go in. (I thought about what someone else did at Starbucks.) I ordered, then walked over to the where the 2 people were working the drive thru window and said excuse me, I would like to pay for the next car coming through. They both looked at their monitors and said which one. I should have just picked one, but out of my mouth came it doesn't matter. They realized I was paying for someone I didn't know. I paid for the order and asked them to just hand the person the card. The 2 girls working at the drive through smiled and I took off before the car pulled up. I've been praying for whoever received the card. It's amazing to think a small gift can make a big difference in a person's life! Last night I decided that I would be a good neighbor to someone at the drive thru at Dunkin Donuts. I began praying before I fell asleep that God would allow the right person to receive the gift. I pulled into Dunkin Donuts and I was ready to go through the drive thru, however the line was pretty long and I was running late. There were no cars in the parking lot, so I decided I would go in. (I thought about what someone else did at Starbucks.) I ordered, then walked over to the where the 2 people were working the drive thru window and said excuse me, I would like to pay for the next car coming through. They both looked at their monitors and said which one. I should have just picked one, but out of my mouth came it doesn’t matter. They realized I was paying for someone I didn’t know. I paid for the order and asked them to just hand the person the card. The 2 girls working at the drive through smiled and I took off before the car pulled up. I’ve been praying for whoever received the card. It’s amazing to think a small gift can make a big difference in a person’s life!

]]> By: Sheri http://liverpoolchurch.com/just-walk-across-the-room-stories/comment-page-1/#comment-18 Sheri Wed, 19 Mar 2008 17:42:17 +0000 http://liverpoolchurch.com/2008/03/16/just-walk-across-the-room-stories/#comment-18 I just saw the coolest thing! Someone anonymously, but with one of our cards, dropped off a gift for our caretaker. (They had seen the gift online & thought about the needs of our caretaker.) Dan came in from lunch & was thrilled to find a gift that he'll use probably much of the year. To see the man walk away with new, noise reducing headphones w/a radio on it was priceless! We all may be needing to call several times from now on just because he won't hear his phone! Thank you to whomever did this. He very much appreciated it and so did those of us watching the situation. I just saw the coolest thing! Someone anonymously, but with one of our cards, dropped off a gift for our caretaker. (They had seen the gift online & thought about the needs of our caretaker.) Dan came in from lunch & was thrilled to find a gift that he’ll use probably much of the year. To see the man walk away with new, noise reducing headphones w/a radio on it was priceless! We all may be needing to call several times from now on just because he won’t hear his phone! Thank you to whomever did this. He very much appreciated it and so did those of us watching the situation.

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