The Story Continues...

So, you're wondering how in the world did Mikey win a 1967 Ford Mustang? Here's the story.

My friend Abby sent out an email about how her church in Riverside was doing a fundraiser for a proposed church plant out in Temecula area. Her church and few other churches around the area came together in this project. To fundraise for the church plant, the churches sold raffle tickets $250 each. The money obviously went to the church plant, but the raffle tickets went toward a 1967 Ford Mustang.

Abby asked me if I wanted to buy a raffle ticket with her. She would put my name on the it. I told her I would think about it. For some reason, I had the lingering thought to go in on the ticket. So I emailed Abby telling her I would buy half a ticket with her.

The raffling was this past Sunday (2/3), which I didn't know about. I get a voicemail message from Abby saying that I won the Mustang! Initially, I thought, "Ha! Yea right. I never win raffles." I called Abby to make sure this was for real or not. The reality of my win gradually sank in as she said, "Yep, you won." I couldn't believe it. She told me when my name was drawn, she was the only one who yelled cause no one else knew who I was. I thought that was pretty hilarious. I picked up the Mustang on Monday and drove it around. Boy, does that car ROARRRR.

To tell you the truth, I'm more stoked that I actually won a raffle. I mean, who wins a raffle? Seriously? I never win raffles. But I can't complain about winning a car. That's pretty cool.

What's funny is I remember receiving my raffle ticket stub from Abby's church in the mail. Attached to it was a fact sheet about the church plant and a photo of the Mustang. After looking at the Mustang, I remember thinking, "God, that would be funny if I won this car." God is definitely humorous.

I have a 1967 Ford Mustang now. Neat.

I Never Won A Raffle Before...

But at the age of 24, I managed to win a raffle for this 1967 Ford Mustang!


The story and details to be continued...

The Love of God

The love of God is greater far
Than tongue or pen can ever tell
It goes beyond the highest star
And reaches to the lowest hell
The guilty pair, bowed down with care
God gave His Son to win
His erring child He reconciled
And pardoned from his sin

When years of time shall pass away
And earthly thrones and kingdoms fall,
When men, who here refuse to pray,
On rocks and hills and mountains call,
God's love so sure shall still endure
All measureless and strong
Redeeming grace to Adam's race
The saints' and angels' song

O love of God, how rich and pure!
How measureless and strong!
It shall forevermore endure
The saints' and angels' song!

Could we with ink the ocean fill
And were the skies of parchment made
Were every stalk on earth a quill
And every man a scribe by trade
To write the love of God above
Would drain the ocean dry
Nor could the scroll contain the whole
Though stretched from sky to sky


Oh the richness of words in hymns!

What's your favorite hymn lately?