The current Christian fad in Charismaniac circles is to run to and fro across the earth looking for someone who has some special anointing that can be transferred to them. The "Lakeland Revival" is the latest excuse for Christians to not do what we are called to do: make disciples. Another preacher who had been crowned "king" by a number of big name pastors has bitten the dust.
It seems Christians are very unhappy with living life as a child of God in simplicity without desiring a king or superstar to talk about and/or follow after.
Little wonder, when lots of big name preachers want to get on the bandwagon of endorsing the next guy with the "hot" hands. The point for them is to maintain their groupies and financial support by vicariously being next to the "ONE".
The opposite is just as true. Those key leaders that can discern what is not of God are also motivated by maintaining their groupies and supporters because they are able to show their keen discernment and therefore are entitled to financial support as well.
It's nice being the guy that can say, "See, I told you so!"
It's ok for new believers to seek out mature ones (elders) to help them discern something but when the people asking for advice have been Christians for more than a few years that is more a sign of failure in discipleship.
It seems that leaders from both sides of the discerning process gain fame and fortune whenever there is a "spectacular" move of God.
It's not much different than sports writers making a living by denouncing the likes of a Barry Bonds or singing the praises of Michael Phelps.
Why do preachers talk about miracles that are somewhat associated with their ministries? "Giving God the glory" is the smug, I mean spiritual, response. It may start out that way, but it sure is nice to have those endorsements for their own fame and fortune as well.
It amazes me that we are surprised by the next failure that happens, considering the amount of temptation that Christians put on the person they have crowned. It seems to me that King David did much better as a shepherd boy than he did as king.
People want a king: the one who can discern for them and give them a tingly feeling. Seriously, why were people "concerned" about Lakeland? What did it matter in their little circle of friends within their hometown? Instead of focusing on caring for those around them, they have to discuss what is of God or not of God in the supposedly "big" things that are happening far away.
Jesus said we are to take on the role of a servant. No position. Nothing worth looking at.
Take the motivation of money and fame out of the equation and let's see who's left in the ranks of discerning servant/leaders.
The gifts that God has given his body is for the express purpose of equipping every believer for the work of the ministry. Not getting them attached to someone who "hears" from God.
The reality is that if everyone understood the value of caring for and discipling just two others we could change the world.
There are no kings if you only care for two people. There is definitely no money in it either.
I wrote about this a week or so ago in a blog I titled, "Exponential Growth or Follow the Leader".
As long as we continue to focus on telling great testimonies that only serve to puff up and endorse some "great" leader, we are condemned to the oft repeated cycle of looking for the "NEXT" Lakeland fiasco to endorse or denounce.
Monday, August 18, 2008
Saturday, August 16, 2008
Manna from Heaven
One of the great stories about economics and the human condition is found in the Bible during the time of Moses. About 3,200 years ago, give or take a couple of centuries. If you're a bit rusty on the story, rent The Ten Commandments.
Moses was sent to deliver the Hebrews from Egypt. It seems they had overstayed their welcome by about 400 years and were now in the clutches of a new Pharoah who feared them and thus made them slaves. They should have and could have gone back to their land of promise (Israel) years earlier but they had been seduced by their own prosperity in the fertile land of Egypt. True: God did deliver them from a great famine 400 years earlier during the time of Israel (Jacob). Genesis 40-42. But that didn't mean they had to stay there.
No sooner had they been delivered from a land they shouldn't have been in, we find them whining about desiring the fleshpots of Egypt.
This a great story about God providing and the human heart being revealed. No matter what anyone did with this bread from heaven, MANNA, they had just enough.
Those that gathered more than a day's worth found out that it simply spoiled.
(These were the ones that didn't want to trust in God's provision. They weren't keeners about the part of the Lord's prayer that says, "give us this day our daily bread".)
Those that gathered little always had just enough. That must have really pissed off the more industrious types. Sure there may have been a few slouchers in this group but generally it was to ensure that the frail or young would have enough.
The story of Manna from heaven teaches us a lot about the condition of the human heart. It reveals the willingness of people to trust in God or themselves.
More significantly it teaches us about how we are to interpret God's law.
What was the purpose of the law?
Some would say that it's primary purpose was to show our waywardness.
But that is too shallow a view. The law is primarily a revealer of the very nature of God. In the case of His provision and the rules for how much to gather it revealed His desire for equality.
In our world there is an incredible disparity between rich and poor. Sadly, very little has been done within any church models that I am aware of that even attempts to talk about this issue and very few practical things are being done to bridge the economic gap within our world.
Moses was sent to deliver the Hebrews from Egypt. It seems they had overstayed their welcome by about 400 years and were now in the clutches of a new Pharoah who feared them and thus made them slaves. They should have and could have gone back to their land of promise (Israel) years earlier but they had been seduced by their own prosperity in the fertile land of Egypt. True: God did deliver them from a great famine 400 years earlier during the time of Israel (Jacob). Genesis 40-42. But that didn't mean they had to stay there.
No sooner had they been delivered from a land they shouldn't have been in, we find them whining about desiring the fleshpots of Egypt.
And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, and when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.
Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not. Exodus 16:3,4
Then said the LORD unto Moses, Behold, I will rain bread from heaven for you; and the people shall go out and gather a certain rate every day, that I may prove them, whether they will walk in my law, or not. Exodus 16:3,4
This a great story about God providing and the human heart being revealed. No matter what anyone did with this bread from heaven, MANNA, they had just enough.
Those that gathered more than a day's worth found out that it simply spoiled.
(These were the ones that didn't want to trust in God's provision. They weren't keeners about the part of the Lord's prayer that says, "give us this day our daily bread".)
Those that gathered little always had just enough. That must have really pissed off the more industrious types. Sure there may have been a few slouchers in this group but generally it was to ensure that the frail or young would have enough.
The story of Manna from heaven teaches us a lot about the condition of the human heart. It reveals the willingness of people to trust in God or themselves.
More significantly it teaches us about how we are to interpret God's law.
What was the purpose of the law?
Some would say that it's primary purpose was to show our waywardness.
But that is too shallow a view. The law is primarily a revealer of the very nature of God. In the case of His provision and the rules for how much to gather it revealed His desire for equality.
In our world there is an incredible disparity between rich and poor. Sadly, very little has been done within any church models that I am aware of that even attempts to talk about this issue and very few practical things are being done to bridge the economic gap within our world.
Friday, August 8, 2008
Exponential Growth or Follow the Leader?
YOU CAN'T HAVE BOTH!!!
Here's why.
Then the word of the LORD came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but a son coming from your own body will be your heir." He took him outside and said, "Look up at the heavens and count the stars—if indeed you can count them." Then he said to him, "So shall your offspring be." Genesis 15:4,5
When God spoke to Abraham and described the number of his offspring in future generations, I’m sure Abraham did not envision the idea of exponential growth. But 1 person duplicating him or herself through two others is astounding: like the stars of the sky.
No man made system can maintain this growth and yet week after week within local church settings, exponential growth is purposely stopped. Church size is often equated with success: 200, 400, 800, 2,000. “Wow, the pastor that influences 2,000 people each week must be really something!”
In ALL cases, the power to influence many, pales when compared to the power to influence 2.
There is always a bottleneck within group dynamics of those who are in hierarchical leadership. A church of 50 might have 4 elders. A church of 200 will still likely have 4 elders. There seems to be a natural limiting of maturity as groups grow in size. Pastors often struggle with mobilizing groups and will usually acknowledge that 20% of the people due 80% of the work, giving, growing…
The Pareto principle highlights this (also known as the 80-20 rule, the law of the vital few and the principle of factor sparsity) states that, for many events, 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes.
In other words the forming of groups invariably leads to the 20/80 rule and the potential for exponential growth is destroyed.
So what is exponential growth? Abraham’s 2 sons mulitiplying like the stars of the sky, Jesus sending his disciples out in groups of two, Paul’s missionary journeys where he understood the power of influencing a few.
You can hear Paul’s frustration when writing to the saints in Corinth when they gave up the principle of everyone becoming a discipler and thus devolving to "let’s play follow the leader".
“I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought. My brothers, some from Chloe's household have informed me that there are quarrels among you. What I mean is this: One of you says, "I follow Paul"; another, "I follow Apollos"; another, "I follow Cephas[a]"; still another, "I follow Christ."
Is Christ divided? Was Paul crucified for you? Were you baptized into the name of Paul? …For Christ did not send me to baptize, but to preach the gospel—not with words of human wisdom, lest the cross of Christ be emptied of its power.” 1 Corinthians 1:10-17
Church groups invariably align themselves with a personality and/or a doctrine. The common complaint is lack of discipleship. I would make the point that groups inevitably destroy exponential discipleship for the sake of belonging to a group.
What is the potential of exponential discipleship?
(1 influencing 2 who influence 2 every 6 months.)
2
4
8
16
32
64
128
256
512
1024
What do these numbers mean? If one person discipled two others for six months and they in turn did the same for the next 6 months, in 5 years 2,000 people would have been discipled. How many people did the first person disciple? Astoundingly the answer is 2.
No building program that I am aware could keep up with that kind of growth.
Let’s carry on for another 5 years.
2048
4096
8192
16384
32768
65536
131072
262144
524288
1048576
Over 2 million people in 10 years with each person only discipling two people each. Sounds absurd by anything we understand today.
And yet the idea of discipling 2 people for six months who disciple 2 people for six months seems almost too easy.
What stops this from happening? Leaders deciding to form groups instead of making disciples.
The great commission was not a command to go into all the world and form groups. It is a command for each one of us to make disciples. Maybe we should relax, make 2 friends and change our world as disciples of Jesus.
Monday, August 4, 2008
Comparing Golf Club Memberships with Churches
I thought it might be interesting to compare membership in a golf club with membership in a church. Let's start with a slightly better than average golf club.
For less than $3,000 my wife and I can have memberships to 3 city owned golf courses in London, Ontario (1 of them is two minutes from my house).
Benefits include:
Unlimited play on 3 very good courses.
Great clubhouses designed for you to spend time to sit and relax with friends.
You don’t have to join and you won’t feel guilty for leaving or not showing up that week.
If we think the membership dues are too expensive we can opt for the $500 fee that gives us all the benefits of the club for half price each time we use it.
There are a few downsides to the membership:
They are only open for 9 months.
You have to like playing golf.
You don’t get a charitable receipt for your membership.
How does this compare to churches?
Churches tend to be more expensive: 10% of family income is the suggested minimum.
(There is some negotiation over gross or net.)
You get a clubhouse that is purposely designed to discourage talking with friends.
To be fair, some churches do allow short greetings in the clubhouse before and after its primary use. However, lengthy conversations are still discouraged.
(Some people think that talking to friends misses the point of the clubhouse altogether.)
If you don’t show up once a week you are supposed to feel guilty. (Back in my early days guilt was required if you didn't show up twice in the week.)
Even if you don’t like the church meetings you should still join for life or at least join another church with similar requirements.
If you do opt out of the church expect members to ignore you. (Some of the more kind hearted members will have a deep sense of pity for your foolishness.)
You can also expect appeals to give more money above and beyond your 10%.
(That’s considered real giving by some.)
As a faithful church member you should always be on the lookout for new recruits.
(Don't worry, you only have to give lip service to this notion, 98% of members have never recruited anyone, except perhaps their own children or people from other churches.)
You will be asked to give the best part of your week to the clubhouse.
(Your children might be very resentful to you for this. Hopefully your membership will buy great activities for your kids during this time. If not, at least you'll know you did the right thing.)
Disagreeing with the pastor of the church is somewhat allowed and can be done in direct proportion to the size of the membership dues you give each week.
(However, members will not remain friends with you if you openly disagree with the pastor.)
Benefits include:
The pastor will do your thinking for you.
(You may get the extra benefit of being told what not to read.)
A sense of well being that you have done your duty for the week.
Generally, you only use the clubhouse once a week. (I wasn't sure if this should be in the benefit or downside category.)
If you’re sick you MIGHT even get a visit from the pastor. (Obviously, your continued offerings are not the motivator for the visit.)
Most importantly: with a strange twist on the value of selfless giving, you will get a tax receipt for giving to yourself.
For less than $3,000 my wife and I can have memberships to 3 city owned golf courses in London, Ontario (1 of them is two minutes from my house).
Benefits include:
Unlimited play on 3 very good courses.
Great clubhouses designed for you to spend time to sit and relax with friends.
You don’t have to join and you won’t feel guilty for leaving or not showing up that week.
If we think the membership dues are too expensive we can opt for the $500 fee that gives us all the benefits of the club for half price each time we use it.
There are a few downsides to the membership:
They are only open for 9 months.
You have to like playing golf.
You don’t get a charitable receipt for your membership.
How does this compare to churches?
Churches tend to be more expensive: 10% of family income is the suggested minimum.
(There is some negotiation over gross or net.)
You get a clubhouse that is purposely designed to discourage talking with friends.
To be fair, some churches do allow short greetings in the clubhouse before and after its primary use. However, lengthy conversations are still discouraged.
(Some people think that talking to friends misses the point of the clubhouse altogether.)
If you don’t show up once a week you are supposed to feel guilty. (Back in my early days guilt was required if you didn't show up twice in the week.)
Even if you don’t like the church meetings you should still join for life or at least join another church with similar requirements.
If you do opt out of the church expect members to ignore you. (Some of the more kind hearted members will have a deep sense of pity for your foolishness.)
You can also expect appeals to give more money above and beyond your 10%.
(That’s considered real giving by some.)
As a faithful church member you should always be on the lookout for new recruits.
(Don't worry, you only have to give lip service to this notion, 98% of members have never recruited anyone, except perhaps their own children or people from other churches.)
You will be asked to give the best part of your week to the clubhouse.
(Your children might be very resentful to you for this. Hopefully your membership will buy great activities for your kids during this time. If not, at least you'll know you did the right thing.)
Disagreeing with the pastor of the church is somewhat allowed and can be done in direct proportion to the size of the membership dues you give each week.
(However, members will not remain friends with you if you openly disagree with the pastor.)
Benefits include:
The pastor will do your thinking for you.
(You may get the extra benefit of being told what not to read.)
A sense of well being that you have done your duty for the week.
Generally, you only use the clubhouse once a week. (I wasn't sure if this should be in the benefit or downside category.)
If you’re sick you MIGHT even get a visit from the pastor. (Obviously, your continued offerings are not the motivator for the visit.)
Most importantly: with a strange twist on the value of selfless giving, you will get a tax receipt for giving to yourself.
Wednesday, July 30, 2008
TIMMY'S, DEAD RATS AND A CLICKER
I certainly have to add my thoughts on this matter. David and I woke up with Laura handing us both a Tim Horton's coffee (extra large, one cream). After our two weeks vacation, we arrived from BC the night before and so it all made sense...our little girl missed us!!!! Or so I thought. Turns out Laura loved having the house to herself! What she was actually doing with the Timmy's was simply getting the day off to a good start.
We were expecting Jamie and Cam for lunch (Dave had to work so he couldn't make it....we missed you Davy boy!!!). Once they arrived, the girls prepared us a delicious lunch. Afterwards, they marched us to the front of the garage, handed us this tiny little package. David unwrapped a remote control and voila! The double car garage door opened like magic!
I think I screamed for at least a full minute (that's what I do when I am really excited. I can imagine how loud that came out 'cause this time I was REALLY, REALLY excited!!!! Jamie got it all on video. Oh, joy.
Certainly David was the most surprised.
To help ya'll put this into proper perspective, you have to understand that when the garage door opener broke over 4 years ago, David was heart-broken. Afterwards, every time he drove up to the garage, he would click the remote control, remember that the mechanism was broken and then.... let out a big sigh. Sad really. I don't think he ever quite got over it. He could have bought another one right away but as every home owner knows, there is always something needing fixin'. And so he prioritized which means that this beloved do-hicky would have to go on the bottom of his honey-do-list...and I mean WAY on the bottom. So for the past four year, he had to open and close the door MANUALLY. Sigh. Sigh. Sigh.
And now, fast forward to the present. David and I were so surprised and thrilled with this gift that the kids had to point out that they had done more than buy and install a new garage door opener. They had also cleaned, patched up, and painted the entire double car garage...which was no small feat. The old freezer was also painted and new window coverings were added along with new wooden frames for the windows.
I had wanted to do just that for a number of years but the task was simply to much. Besides, it was just a garage, right? As long as it's clean and organized, what else do you need? A GARAGE DOOR OPENER AND A NEW PAINT JOB!!! And what a difference it makes. I still walk in there and the first thing I notice is how PRETTY my garage is....and it still smells like fresh paint. Oh my! Guys go nuts over a new car smell...I never did understand that...but now I got my very own new garage smell...especially now that Laura found and got rid of those two dead rats....yuck.
You have to understand that Laura won't even kill a spider so finding and actually touching the dead carcasses and tossing them in the waste can was undoubtedly a giant act of selflessness.... she can clean, she can scape, she can paint, she can organize, she can do a full course load in university plus a couple of extra courses to boot and still have time to kill, she can travel the world and back.... all that comes easy for Laura.....but the strange thing is I could never get her to kill her own spiders. As Davy boy would say, true dat. And so, having to actually touch a couple of dead rats, well, now that is love.
Thanks Laura. How you came up with the most perfect gift for us is absolutely astounding. We had no idea you were so in-tune with what we wanted. Double wow. And then getting your brothers and Cam to help out was significantly wonderful because you allowed all of them to participate in this awesome gift-giving!.....not to mention that you could not have done it alone in such a short time especially when we know you went to Fanshawe to teach every day. Excellent ma belle fille!
And so I end this blog by saying thanks to my boys and my daughters, Dave, Jamie, Laura and Cam. This was certainly an unforgettable day for pa and me. We must have done something right for ours kids to have gone to such great length to bless us like this. The most precious moments for parents is when kids give back to them. Jamie, David, Laura, you have given us plenty of moments of joy, moments when we were proud of each one of you. But this tops them all because it was such a surprise to both of us. And now we have another daughter to add to this blessed time in our lives....Cam.
Cam, you have chosen to enter into our family which has warts and all. David and I are the first to admit that our family is, like many families, and to say the least, somewhat imperfect. And in spite of what you've seen so far, you still married Jamie!!! Thanks for seeing the best in us.
What happened last weekend is one of those family moments pa and me shall never forget. This kind of love can indeed cover a multitude of crazy and imperfect stuff.
We shall never forget this act of love from the four of you.
Bravo.
written by Therese (Therrie) Grant
We were expecting Jamie and Cam for lunch (Dave had to work so he couldn't make it....we missed you Davy boy!!!). Once they arrived, the girls prepared us a delicious lunch. Afterwards, they marched us to the front of the garage, handed us this tiny little package. David unwrapped a remote control and voila! The double car garage door opened like magic!
I think I screamed for at least a full minute (that's what I do when I am really excited. I can imagine how loud that came out 'cause this time I was REALLY, REALLY excited!!!! Jamie got it all on video. Oh, joy.
Certainly David was the most surprised.
To help ya'll put this into proper perspective, you have to understand that when the garage door opener broke over 4 years ago, David was heart-broken. Afterwards, every time he drove up to the garage, he would click the remote control, remember that the mechanism was broken and then.... let out a big sigh. Sad really. I don't think he ever quite got over it. He could have bought another one right away but as every home owner knows, there is always something needing fixin'. And so he prioritized which means that this beloved do-hicky would have to go on the bottom of his honey-do-list...and I mean WAY on the bottom. So for the past four year, he had to open and close the door MANUALLY. Sigh. Sigh. Sigh.
And now, fast forward to the present. David and I were so surprised and thrilled with this gift that the kids had to point out that they had done more than buy and install a new garage door opener. They had also cleaned, patched up, and painted the entire double car garage...which was no small feat. The old freezer was also painted and new window coverings were added along with new wooden frames for the windows.
I had wanted to do just that for a number of years but the task was simply to much. Besides, it was just a garage, right? As long as it's clean and organized, what else do you need? A GARAGE DOOR OPENER AND A NEW PAINT JOB!!! And what a difference it makes. I still walk in there and the first thing I notice is how PRETTY my garage is....and it still smells like fresh paint. Oh my! Guys go nuts over a new car smell...I never did understand that...but now I got my very own new garage smell...especially now that Laura found and got rid of those two dead rats....yuck.
You have to understand that Laura won't even kill a spider so finding and actually touching the dead carcasses and tossing them in the waste can was undoubtedly a giant act of selflessness.... she can clean, she can scape, she can paint, she can organize, she can do a full course load in university plus a couple of extra courses to boot and still have time to kill, she can travel the world and back.... all that comes easy for Laura.....but the strange thing is I could never get her to kill her own spiders. As Davy boy would say, true dat. And so, having to actually touch a couple of dead rats, well, now that is love.
Thanks Laura. How you came up with the most perfect gift for us is absolutely astounding. We had no idea you were so in-tune with what we wanted. Double wow. And then getting your brothers and Cam to help out was significantly wonderful because you allowed all of them to participate in this awesome gift-giving!.....not to mention that you could not have done it alone in such a short time especially when we know you went to Fanshawe to teach every day. Excellent ma belle fille!
And so I end this blog by saying thanks to my boys and my daughters, Dave, Jamie, Laura and Cam. This was certainly an unforgettable day for pa and me. We must have done something right for ours kids to have gone to such great length to bless us like this. The most precious moments for parents is when kids give back to them. Jamie, David, Laura, you have given us plenty of moments of joy, moments when we were proud of each one of you. But this tops them all because it was such a surprise to both of us. And now we have another daughter to add to this blessed time in our lives....Cam.
Cam, you have chosen to enter into our family which has warts and all. David and I are the first to admit that our family is, like many families, and to say the least, somewhat imperfect. And in spite of what you've seen so far, you still married Jamie!!! Thanks for seeing the best in us.
What happened last weekend is one of those family moments pa and me shall never forget. This kind of love can indeed cover a multitude of crazy and imperfect stuff.
We shall never forget this act of love from the four of you.
Bravo.
written by Therese (Therrie) Grant
Monday, July 28, 2008
A Fantastic Gift
WOW!!! Jamie, Cam, Dave and Laura really outdid themselves this year for Therrie and my birthdays. They did a complete garage makeover. New garage door opener, new track system for hanging up stuff, new blinds for the windows, fresh coat of paint (including patching up tons of holes), and even a fresh paint job on our freezer.
It took countless hours and lots of elbow grease to get the job done and they did it while Therrie and I were on one of our greatest vacations ever sightseeing in British Columbia.
Apparently this was Laura’s little brainchild but everyone pitched in and went above and beyond my wildest expectations. Not too many gifts truly surprise me but boy did this ever shock and delight. They even put on a fabulous lunch to go with the already great gifts.
What else can we say?
Thanks for the super fantabulous gift.
Love,
Ma et Pa
It took countless hours and lots of elbow grease to get the job done and they did it while Therrie and I were on one of our greatest vacations ever sightseeing in British Columbia.
Apparently this was Laura’s little brainchild but everyone pitched in and went above and beyond my wildest expectations. Not too many gifts truly surprise me but boy did this ever shock and delight. They even put on a fabulous lunch to go with the already great gifts.
What else can we say?
Thanks for the super fantabulous gift.
Love,
Ma et Pa
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Kindness
I was pleasantly surprised several weeks ago by an act of kindness from a perfect stranger. Therrie and Laura were on a shopping trip to Toronto when our car broke down. Thankfully they were able to stop in a relatively safe place and had road side assistance.
I have a great mechanic friend here in London and its always annoying to have to trust a mechanic that you don’t know. The answer for the girls was to get towed to Canadian Tire in Toronto because that is all that my particular plan allowed for. It would mean me driving to Toronto to pick them up. The car wouldn’t have gotten fixed that day so I would have had to go back on another day. No big deal, just an annoying waste of time and money.
It turns out that the tow truck driver was an immigrant from China. On the way to Canadian Tire he found out that they had been to China. On hearing this he pulled some strings and managed to work it out so that he could tow our car to my mechanic here in London at no extra cost to us. It also meant that Therrie and Laura had a ride back to London.
That was the greatest act of kindness that I have experienced in my life.
I have a great mechanic friend here in London and its always annoying to have to trust a mechanic that you don’t know. The answer for the girls was to get towed to Canadian Tire in Toronto because that is all that my particular plan allowed for. It would mean me driving to Toronto to pick them up. The car wouldn’t have gotten fixed that day so I would have had to go back on another day. No big deal, just an annoying waste of time and money.
It turns out that the tow truck driver was an immigrant from China. On the way to Canadian Tire he found out that they had been to China. On hearing this he pulled some strings and managed to work it out so that he could tow our car to my mechanic here in London at no extra cost to us. It also meant that Therrie and Laura had a ride back to London.
That was the greatest act of kindness that I have experienced in my life.
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