We had heard that someone at Imago Dei held a homegroup in Oregon City, the closest option to us in Canby. Who do you suppose was the first person Kendra met working in the infant area at the church this morning. Erin and then Andy. she introduced me to them when i was looking for her at the end of the service. Easy going and friendly, homeshoolers with 4 kids…right away we saw common values and shared some things in common. They invited us over for dinner too and we had a great time getting acquainted over the din and chaos of our 8 fully engaged children. They told us how it took a while before they started getting to know people and although they had built up a good number of acquaintances it hasn’t yet filled the place of the deeper relationships they had found in Colorado. It’s a reminder to us of how dependent we are on God to connect us with people here and helps us recognize with gratitude when he sets up these appointments.
Martin French has also shown a lot of kindness and warmth in the few times I’ve encountered him and has initiated to share lunch with me and a designer friend of his