ok…background to said story. I am a bastard child. My mother got married when I was 8. Until then we moved around some and I was shuffled from one amazing family member to the next. Don’t get me wrong though, I loved it. I was SO spoiled. 

Well when I was about 4 we lived with my uncle’s ex wife (crazy yes i know) and her three children. We moved out not long after….but only to the house down the street so I still went to their house all the time, mostly for food (but that’s beside the point)

well time goes on, Momma got married, we moved to another town that is 30 min from any civilization (aka Walmart). Life is good. Moved out when I was 18. Flitted about from one church to the next, never really finding community. 

I’ve recently started attending a church called Sojourn. I attended while I still worked two jobs so I went to the church they had in Louisville. As I was still trying to find a church to call home it was announced that Sojourn would be started a church in New Albany (my town) in the next year. Well…that was it. It was done. Sojourn is where my church family would gather. It was instant. I knew. Not long after Sojourn New Albany has it’s first service I move in to the house LITERALLY a block from the church. No joke. I can walk to church in UNDER 7 min. It’s awesome. Now with only working one job I’ve been just DIVING in to serving at church. I’ve forgotten how much I love to serve and what it’s like to serve. I’ve not served in church consistently since I was 18. I’m a little rusty but it’s amazing. Our Student Ministry (S2) is kicking off tomorrow (PLEASE PRAY FOR US!) and I couldn’t be more excited. God is opening so many doors for amazing relationships. 

This weekend I attended a membership class for Sojourn. If I’m going to commit to this family I was to make it for real. There was a guy there, Lachlen, who looked familiar but that was it. He was one of the guys who helped start Sojourn 11 years ago and now it’s grown into a massive network of churches all around not only Louisville but also the world. They have helped start churches in places such as Boston and Chatanooga and even in Ethopia and Western Europe. It’s amazing. But back to my story…Lachlen had said he was from this area, graduated from New Albany High and all that awesome stuff. He still looked VERY familiar but I hadn’t attached his face with any memory I had of anything. I wrote it off as nothing more than him looking like someone I must have met somewhere. Well as I was telling my Momma all about Sojourn and the class and how I knew God wanted me there I brought up Lachlen and her first response was “Lachlen who?” and of course I gave her his last name and she said “Um…Chelsea…you used to live with him” HE WAS ONE OF THE KIDS WE LIVED WITH.

MIND. BLOWN.

I knew his face looked familiar..I just KNEW it. And all the pieces started coming together, in Michael’s craft store of all places. Memories flooded in like…well…like a flood. Of all the people to put in my path…someone so obscure from my past. I’m still amazed…just typing this makes me amazed all over again. 

God is so good. I don’t know if my eyes are just sensitive to His works or if He is just crazy working right now but wow….God has once again blown my mind. 

So I just wanted to share this with you guys. And if you EVER doubt that you aren’t where you’re supposed to be…DON’T. You never know when God will have you cross paths with someone from your past again. He has you where you are for a reason. Trust Him.