***INCREDIBLE BLESSING FROM THE PEOPLE IN YUBA CITY, CALIFORNIA!!!***

Just wanted post about an INCREDIBLE blessing which occurred last Friday. I got a surprise phone call last Friday from Sister Gale in Jacob’s mission. She gave me some bad news…Jacob’s $800 bike had been stolen. They were at the city library and Jacob had chained it up with a sturdy chain and did everything that he should have done to secure it. While he and his companion were in the library someone stole Jacob's bike! When I got off the phone I was concerned. How many times will this happen during his mission, how much money on bikes will we spend during the next 2 years? We have a $1,000 deductible on our house insurance so it won't cover te bike. I said a prayer in my heart and amazingly I felt calm. I felt that somehow this would all work out – maybe they’ll find the bike, we do have money in savings to cover it if it doesn't show up. Then that night I got a call from Brother Gale. He said he wanted to help Elder Cevering replace his bike so we didn't have to pay for it out of our pockets and that he didn't want Elder Cevering to remember Yuba City California as the place where his bike was stolen. He put a post on Facebook asking if anyone wanted to help this young missionary by donating money to a fund to replace his bike. Can you believe that! I was floored at his kindness and thoughtfulness! I immediately started to cry. Then he proceeds to tell me that he's already had some responses - from people who are NOT members of the Church. What???!!! I was overwhelmed at his kindness and the kindness of others who would do such a kind thing for someone of another religion, and couldn't hold back the tears! He said, "Don't cry,you'll make me cry!". I tried to tell him we could pay for it and not to worry about it, but when he said he wanted to use it as a missionary opportunity what could I say! I even woke up Saturday morning and cried because I was so touched and so grateful! What a HUGE blessing! Whatever they come up with will be such a huge blessing - especially since we have two missionaries out right now. They are AMAZING people! We will never, ever forget the kind, unselfish people of Yuba City!!! We will forever be grateful!!!