I was on vacation last week, so I wanted to share an article I wrote back in 2017 about a lesson I learned when a church member unexpectedly showed up on my doorstep.

When I lived in Japan, one afternoon, without warning, I got a hurried call from a church member. She was in the area with her daughter and wondered if they could stop by. I sensed that there was some urgency to the visit, but she wasn’t giving me any clues as to what it might be. I didn’t know what to say, but it was one of those times when you take a chance, not knowing how the person will respond or what God might do.