Valentines Day at RenovArte was full of surprises!
God always invites us to trust in Him and sometimes puts our faith to the test. We had put a lot of time and effort into preparing something special to celebrate the 14th of February, known here as the day of love and friendship. We got up extra early and went for more supplies followed by arriving at the cafe and decorating.
We enlisted the help of Denise to cut out hearts as Phil didn't pass cutting out classes in kinder.
We were all ready but we lacked one vital thing.
People!
We had been praying for this day that God would allow us to share and celebrate His love as well as the love shared by friends and family on this day. But we had very few customers come in during the morning and early afternoon. We were also a bit anxious because we had invested in the decorations and financially we needed to sell some coffees to keep things ticking along.
Phil went down to give our flyers.
To make things even worse, our friend who we had booked to sing romantic songs live pulled out on us.
By 6pm, we were all a bit tired and ready to shut early. But God had other plans.
The cafe began to fill up with young people.
First two of them arrived, then another, and another until we had rearranged the furniture to make room for them all.
We also had a few couples come in for a romantic coffee.
We were able to serve those that came with a smile, a good chat and encourage them. We also had a strong day in sales which in practical terms for the ministry really helps. God once again caught us by surprise and reassured us of His protection, provision and calling in the ministry.
This morning I arrived and there were some friends from Student Life waiting for me to open. God is good.
Please keep praying for us and the ministry and we we hope that this Valentines Day you remembered the source of all love - God. God is love!
-Phil
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