People in place

I haven't written a post of my own for a while, but was inspired to do so after a recent situation that happened in a friend's family:

This friend is a lady in my Sunday night Bible Study group. Her daughter and son-in-law had a house fire last Sunday that destroyed their entire house and even killed their dog.

I first heard of this (not knowing I knew anyone tied to it), from a voicemail on Monday at work, saying they had a fire and needed a call back to report the claim. I called the man back and took the information and set up the claim with the claims dept. I mentioned this to Grandfather and Jill because a large claim like this definitely impacts the bottom line of the office.

Later on in the morning, I saw a post on FB about people raising money for this couple. It was posted by Ashley Sutton. I made a comment on it, telling her that these were our customers and that I felt so bad for them.

Later in the day, there was an email from my Grace Group (different group of ladies than the Bible Study group), with a request to pray for this family. That's when I saw the connection to Jane in my Bible Study group.

After receiving a prayer request from the Bible Study group specifically that Jane is in, I reached out to her to tell her that they were insured at the office and that I had talked to her son-in-law about it initially, and that if they needed anything along the way, even though it was now in the claims dept. hands, to let me know. There was another reply email from another friend in the group that said her pastor is neighbors of the couple who had the fire.

We were updated last night with more details from Jane and found out that her son-in-law and daughter had been in contact with someone else who had a house fire and had a list of things they needed to do. All of these instances prompted me to write this post.

When (and the emphasis is on when) tragedy strikes, God has people in place. People in place who are ready to help, personal connections at all levels to help soften the blow. He knows when the tragedies are coming, and for His own reasons, He allows them. But He will always have people in place, ready to help.

I saw this so many times over in your accident, Hayden. I'm still discovering things even after all this time of God's divine orchestration of the aftermath. God will always make a way. And I am so thankful for that.