My best Valentine's Day ever
The visit to Lakeside Park this past Valentine's Day of Compassion was a very special time for me. I was worried how much of the message they could actually understand, but I was most touched by was how attentive the residents were during the entire message. Many of the elderly folks in the room listened with sharp attention during the message, looking straight at me with eager eyes the entire time. One particular lady sitting in the front row was even so responsive as to be asking questions like, "God is our Father?" or "Why did Jesus die for us?," during the various parts of the message. The mingling time afterwards was also memorable as well, as I had several lively conversations with the elders there. I could tell that they really appreciated our presence and were responding warmly, constantly thanking us and commenting on how beautiful the flowers we'd brought were. All in all, I was so uplifted by the experience of visiting Lakeside Park. I'm really thankful for the opportunity to share the Gospel—the greatest love story—with them and felt like the visit was a gift that God had prepared for me. I'm grateful that on this Valentine's Day I could share about God's love with those who really need love instead of taking orders from this world's culture and spend the day focusing only on me and my wife and our little marriage. This was definitely a far richer experience, and I can say this was the best Valentine's Day I've ever had. I really look forward to the next time when we'll be visiting these folks again.