Pleasant Surprises
8:00 AM
It was 5:15pm, Wednesday, March 7th, 2012. Our missions conference started in 45 minutes. We were checking into our hotel, to change quickly and head over to the church. Through some complications of our hotel reservations, the receptionist began listing the names of the missionaries who were staying in the hotel. Then I heard the name, "Bob Bowen". My mouth dropped! Bro. Bowen is here? I thought???? My husband looked at me, like 'what in the world just happened to you'? "The Bowen's are here!" I exclaimed. "He's my hero and they're missionaries in Thailand! But they're.... HERE!" Just a few moments later, Bro. and Mrs. Bowen came into the hotel lobby.
It was 2007. I lived in Guadalajara, Mexico at an orphanage. I was a single girl, serving God where He had placed me. During the time I was there, Bro. Bowen came down to Guadalajara and preached at a missions conference for my Pastor at the time, Missionary Robert Murillo. The missions conference was such a blessing to me personally. I was struggling with homesickness and trying to learn a new culture. Then God sent me a white man. :-) It was refreshing to my soul to hear Bro. Bowen preach in English. While he down in Mexico, he asked me to sign my name in the back of his Bible. I had never signed anyone's Bible before, so I was excited that He wanted me to sign. As I was signing his Bible he told me that he was going to pray for me. He was going to pray that God would send me a Godly husband so we could serve God together. I felt very special that he would be pray this specifically for me.
It's 2012. We were standing in the hotel lobby. There in the flesh was Bro. Bowen's answer to prayer- my husband. We told them that we were on deputation, and headed to the mission field of Peru. I was thrilled to introduce the Bowen's to Daniel. It was awesome to think that standing before us was my husband, Bro. Bowen's answer to prayer!
I am continually amazed at the goodness of God! He never fails. He gives us the desires of our hearts beyond our wildest dreams!
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| Bro. and Mrs. Bowen and I at the missions conference this week |
To Bro. Bowen:Thanks for praying for me and believing that God wanted to do something great with my life. My husband and I are happily married now, because of your prayers; and can't wait to serve the Lord together in Peru!
2 comments
What a wonderful story!! How exciting to see God's plan work out :o)
ReplyDeletethey are both amazing people~love the Bowens! So glad deputation is going well for you two! :)
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