Something else cool that God did for us last week was to bring us all the way home from Oklahoma. I pulled into the gas station to fill up before leaving Tulsa. It seems funny that after having the car for almost 3 years, I still can't seem to remember which side the gas cap is on. When I realized I needed to pull around to the other side, I put the key in and turned it. Nothing happened. After an hour or so of tinkering with the battery, we jump started it and were on our way. A few minutes down the road, the battery light came on, which made me suspect the battery may actually be dead. I drove the rest of the 4 hours home without shutting the engine off, and we arrived safely. After an unsuccessful attempt at charging the battery overnight, I bought a new one and haven't had any problems since.
On Saturday morning, back here at school, they held a fundraiser event for a student scholarship fund. The first event was a 5k walk/run and the second was a disc golf tournament, which I took part in. Each team had 4 players on it, so it was a good time of fellowship as we walked and talked with our teammates, even if our final score wasn't impressive. In the afternoon, a local church group came out to grill hot dogs and hamburgers for everyone here at the school. It was very kind of them to host it, and I enjoyed chatting with a couple of them as they were standing around the grill. God keeps trying to impress on me the importance of people and meeting new people, even though that is often overwhelming and uncomfortable. It is very easy to stay confined to the "New Tribes bubble" here. I just keep being challenged with the thought that I need to be a part of the lives of people in the local community and specifically to have some contact with unbelievers. If Christians don't befriend them and live a godly life alongside them, how will they ever come to know God?