Remembering George

Tonight at night at Sunerchomai, Bob shared that his friend, George, “accepted Jesus as his personal savior” just before he passed away recently. When Bob asked him why, George told him that it was “because of those kids” which was reference to the young adults that come to Sunerchomai. George had been coming with Bob for around a month or more before he got too sick. The entire time that we knew George, he was turned away from God and was uninterested in spiritual things. It seemed that he enjoyed the company and the food, and he was always willing to help with the preparations.

George came to Sunerchomai because Bob invited him to meet his new family/friends. Bob began coming around six months ago following a random meeting with Levi. Levi was at a store up the street and saw Bob in his electric wheelchair on the sidewalk moving a few inches forward at a time with long pauses between. His chair was out of power. Levi pushed him home and they talked for a while before he invited him to supper that night. Later, after recharging his chair, Bob came to Sunerchomai and has been coming ever since, often with dessert. Bob has expressed many times how thankful he is for meeting Levi and the others at Sunerchomai, and he calls us his other family.

I (Sara) have been thinking tonight about how we may never know the impact that we have on others. A seemingly chance meeting led to a new family which led to a new child of God. I can only speculate what it was that had such an impact on George that facilitated his repentance. There seems to be a particular grace that God gives to those who are near death. Bob said that George was not afraid to die, and now, he is partaking in the eternal glory. Amen.