{"id":10578,"date":"2014-05-27T20:25:03","date_gmt":"2014-05-27T20:25:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=10578"},"modified":"2014-05-28T00:20:33","modified_gmt":"2014-05-28T00:20:33","slug":"friends-color-our-lives%e2%80%a6","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/billfortney.com\/?p=10578","title":{"rendered":"Friends color our lives\u2026…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I arrived at the a Best Western Mountain Lodge in Banner Elk, NC at the same time as Mike Roberts. \u00a0It was great opportunity to hang out, do a little scouting for the workshop, and catchup. Some of you may remember that Mike’s wife had a long battle with cancer and went to be with the Lord a few months ago. \u00a0During these tough times, all of us, his friends, were there for him and Zoe. \u00a0You may think that this is an entry about how much we helped him, and I think we did, but it is actually the other way around. \u00a0When we get the honor of reaching out and praying for, and loving on a friend that is going though a difficult part of life, we are blessed just as much as the recipient is of the prayers! \u00a0The great commission is about loving others with Christ’s love, bringing some of them to Him, and supporting those that are already brothers and sisters.<\/p>\n

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In the process of reaching out to Mike, I got to know him a lot better and I learned what a great guys he was. \u00a0I made a great new friend! \u00a0I also learn a great deal from him watching how steadfast he and Zoe were in their faith and how it carried them through the experience. Now I see how strongly Mike is holding on to his faith, and what an example he is to me about dealing with such a great loss. \u00a0God gives us brothers and sisters to be there for us, and our reward is serving Him, and getting so much more back in the relationship!<\/p>\n

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I’m looking forward to several days with Mike and the rest of our group, today has been a foretaste of what He can teach us, through a friend\u2026..<\/p>\n

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Blessings,<\/p>\n

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the pilgrim<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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