Hotwheels

As Carolyn and I were out with Cameron the other day looking at paint colors for our new place, God used a unique way to help us create some relationships. To give you a little context, Cameron's world has been rocked by our move. The weather here is so hot, he is continually touched like a new little puppy and he has to say thank you and hello in a totally new language. So sometimes he just climbs into his shell when we are out. That was the case at the paint store. He was just sitting on a chair, resting his head on the counter, holding onto 2 hotwheel's cars. Some of the workers were trying to interact with him but to no avail. Then one of the gals there grabbed one of his cars and began to drive it on the counter by him. Soon he grabbed his other one and they were playing together. Not long after that, a guy came over and started playing and that eventually got Cameron and him on the floor pushing the cars quickly so they would "crash". Then another worker made a paper airplane for him. Soon, pretty much all of the workers were involved in this impromptu playtime. As Carolyn and I were talking after that, she was commenting on how amazing it was that, despite the language barrier, God used something as simple as a little toy to draw people in. Because of this, we won't consider using any other store for paint and we look forward to seeing where these relationships may go. As you can see from the pictures, the time ended up with Cameron playing with many new friends and really enjoying his time. It was a blessing for him...and us. We so enjoy continuing to get to know people here and look for opportunities to be a witness and make an impact for Christ. As we do this we ask you to pick one person from the pictures and pray for them. Pray that we may deepen our relationship with them and that God would give us an opportunity to share our hope in Christ with them.