I received this email several days ago:
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Dear Friends,
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to visit with Evan, a seven year old boy who is being mentored through the Belmont Foundation. Kurt, Evan’s mentor, and I pulled up to the apartment building where Evan lives and took Evan’s bike out of the trunk of the car. Evan’s bike had broken a few weeks prior to our visit and Kurt took it to get it fixed. Evan greeted us, grabbed his bike, gave it a once over and said, “Kurt, it’s fixed; you fixed my bike.” Evan looked at Kurt like he was God.
Then, Evan showed us to his room where a soccer ball and shiny new uniform laid in the corner. “This is my new soccer ball and I’ll try on the uniform if you want to see it”, he said. He came out of his room wearing his uniform and kicking the ball, showing off the new moves he learned at practice. Kurt pulled some strings to get Evan on the soccer team even though registration had closed weeks before. It was a dream come true for Evan.
Later, we shared lunch at a fast-food restaurant. We sat with Evan and his mom and talked about God and church and life, then headed out to the sporting goods store to pick up some cleats for Evan. On the way there, it occured to me that maybe Evan’s excitement about getting his bike back wasn’t so much about it being fixed. It seemed that he was more excited that a man said he would do something and he actually followed through.
A year ago, Evan’s dad died from the effects of long years of drinking. Kurt stepped in, not to be a replacement dad, but to be a signpost that points to God the Father. And along the way, Kurt fixes things that are broken, makes small dreams come true and makes his presence known to this little boy. It sounds a lot like the way God fathers his children.
Peace,
Wade Trimmer
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Dear Friends,
A few weeks ago, I had the chance to visit with Evan, a seven year old boy who is being mentored through the Belmont Foundation. Kurt, Evan’s mentor, and I pulled up to the apartment building where Evan lives and took Evan’s bike out of the trunk of the car. Evan’s bike had broken a few weeks prior to our visit and Kurt took it to get it fixed. Evan greeted us, grabbed his bike, gave it a once over and said, “Kurt, it’s fixed; you fixed my bike.” Evan looked at Kurt like he was God.
Then, Evan showed us to his room where a soccer ball and shiny new uniform laid in the corner. “This is my new soccer ball and I’ll try on the uniform if you want to see it”, he said. He came out of his room wearing his uniform and kicking the ball, showing off the new moves he learned at practice. Kurt pulled some strings to get Evan on the soccer team even though registration had closed weeks before. It was a dream come true for Evan.
Later, we shared lunch at a fast-food restaurant. We sat with Evan and his mom and talked about God and church and life, then headed out to the sporting goods store to pick up some cleats for Evan. On the way there, it occured to me that maybe Evan’s excitement about getting his bike back wasn’t so much about it being fixed. It seemed that he was more excited that a man said he would do something and he actually followed through.
A year ago, Evan’s dad died from the effects of long years of drinking. Kurt stepped in, not to be a replacement dad, but to be a signpost that points to God the Father. And along the way, Kurt fixes things that are broken, makes small dreams come true and makes his presence known to this little boy. It sounds a lot like the way God fathers his children.
Peace,
Wade Trimmer
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