Yesterday I was fascinated to read about how story arcs in TV shows like LOST (my personal favorite), ER, and Allis have made them some of the most popular in our day. (I finally know what to call it when they jump all around during an episode.) So here’s an arc to a blog I posted in August about a trip we took Atlanta. While there I took a training class on how to facilitate meetings. My instructor for the week was a guy by the name of Wayne Pendell. So I’m thinking after the class I’ll never see this dude again. Well Wayne found my original post that I wrote and sends me an email thanking me for my kind words and sharing with me the fact that he is a Christian as well. Then he drops the bomb: I’ve cut and pasted a portion of his email below.
“I am making a radical shift this January. We are in the process of selling our house, going to buy an RV, homeschool our three kids, and travel the country. Why? The Lord has asked me to share my testimony with as many people as possible in the shortest amount of time. So — we’re taking a HUGE leap of faith and starting out on this new adventure. I’ll still be teaching periodically at Lead Strategies as a partial source of income. With that in mind, I am in the process of trying to schedule places for me to share my testimony at (churches, men’s retreats, etc.) I’d be honored to share at your church sometime or if you know of other churches that’d be great to pass along to me.”
Needless to say I was fired up to hear this from Wayne. Since the email above Wayne has posted a portion of his testimony on YouTube (See below). So to all my church buddies out there, I’ll be contacting you to make room for Wayne; He is the real deal.
Hi! I was surfing and found your blog post… nice! I love your blog.
Cheers! Sandra. R.