I remember it like it was yesterday. In reality it was just over a year ago. The date was Tuesday, January 20, 2009. I was leaving the next day for a trip to Atlanta and I was in desperate need of a haircut.
I was in the programming office complaining about my situation when Miranda suggested I try Heads Up in Bellevue. She said you could walk in without an appointment and there was a girl named Racco who cut her hair from time to time and she attended our Cross Point Dickson campus.
I took her up on her suggestion but when I walked in they said Racco wasn’t working. Instead I found myself sitting in a girl named Kim’s chair. We started to talk and found out we had so much in common despite the fact that she had been burned pretty bad by religion growing up.
I invited her to Cross Point and although she was reluctant to try it she would eventually start attending. Several months later while getting my haircut, Kim would confess to me she was addicted to prescription drugs. She would bravely allow us to help her get connected to a treatment program.
Kim’s been drug free for 6 months now.
Sunday I had the chance to baptize her.
Isn’t God cool?
Divine Appointments from Pete Wilson on Vimeo.
God is AWESOME! I love divine appointments and have had some great ones through the years. The best part about them is you never know when they are going to happen!
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I know. I’m trying to learn to treat each interaction as if it might be a divine appointment.
Dude…that’s so cool…seriously just got some goose bumps…I think most of us have had these divine appointments…the crazy thing is that when we go looking for them they are not as likely, but when we least expect it God moves in a huge way…
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All from a haircut? God is great!
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So glad God brought me to little ol’ Heads Up in Bellevue to meet some wonderful ladies and be a part of His grand story for Kim’s life.
Sunday’s service was amazing. Loved hearing Kim’s story.
GOOSEBUMPS! I have them! That is totally awesome! God is SOOOOOO good, all the time!!!
Yes God is so very cool! and when we open ourselves up to divine appointments He does some awesome work… thanks for sharing Kim’s story and for being open to God’s prompting…
The 11:30 service Sunday was just PHENOMENAL, but it was the baptisms that thrilled my soul. And witnessing Kim’s baptism right after seeing her story on the video . . . well my tear ducts went into overtime. And they just cranked up all over again after reading your post.
Oh my goodness, how AWESOME is our God!
Beautiful story! Makes you think twice about all the small decisions we make on a daily basis.
(On a side note: I lived across the hall from Miranda our freshman year of college! Small world.)
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Oh my gosh. That is so cool! I love her to death.
Hi Emily!
It’s been a while since Francis Crawford WEST! Hope you are doing well.
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Hey Miranda!
Yeah… and those icky apartments the semester after we got married.
I found out recently that a girl I went to High School with goes to your church too. Crazy!
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I’m so glad this is your topic today. I don’t know Kim but I was so moved by her video. Please let Kim know that her story and boldness has and will inspired many! Let’s all pray for her continued success! God is GOOD!
This made my heart SO happy! Lately I’ve been astounded by the redemption power of Jesus.
Thank you for being the hands and feet of Christ, as you brought His hope and healing to Kim.
What a great example of God at work! Thanks for sharing the story and the video!
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Now we have proof there is power in the haircut of Pete.
Awesome, awesome story.
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I love to hear stories like that. I think it helps us center our lives and realize what matters most (no not hair)
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Great story. Its almost like he is in control or something like that.
I love hearing these types of stories.
To be honest it is amazing to look back at my life and look at the divine appointments God has put me in. Life changing stuff that looked like it was by chance but really there was a plan. amazing
God is SO good..ALL THE TIME!!!
Love it, thanks for sharing!
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That is awesome!!!! What a great privilege!
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Yes, so cool. Sunday moved me beyond belief.
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Wow….that is beyond awesome. My heart is so touched. Tears just streamed down my face and I haven’t even watched the video yet. I think I’ll have to save it for later because I need to be all professional for a little while, at least.
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Thanks for sharing that pete. Just picked my day up.
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Awesome! I love to see baptisms. Gave me chills and I wanted to cry and I don’t even know her!
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God is God and isn’t it awesome when we allow Him to love others through us!
God is God and isn’t it awesome when we allow Him to love others through us?!
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God is God, and God is Good!
SO SO COOL!! I love what God is doing through our church!! Jesus is Just amazing!!!
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It’s amazing what God does….and how he places us in the right place for the right time….His timing is so perfect!
Hated that I had to miss the baptisms…
Be Blessed!!!
S.
God is good . . . all the time. All the time . . . God is good (Sorry, couldn’t resist–thing we do in our church. Think congregation echoing second part–scares the bejeebers out of visiting pastors when the congregation yells it out after an unsuspecting “God is good” from him/her!).
Anyway, this reminded me of an interim pastor we were blessed with a couple of years ago. He had these “divine appts.” on an almost daily basis. He rocked our world, and our faith, on more than one occasion with his reports of divine appts. Amazing what can happen if we’re really “listening” to God and sometimes, if we’re blessed, even when we’re not listening!!
I’m not going to watch the video at work–baptisms make me cry every time (okay, confession: Hallmark commercials make me cry, but I’m just saying . . )and I’m sure this one will be no different, probably worse.
Sorry, rambling . . . thanks for this, Pete. Blessings,
What an awesome story! Thanks so much for sharing that with us all!
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Wow, that is great. God is awesome.
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Man, that makes me want to pay better attention.
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You have no idea how inspiring this was to me. Wow this really just gave me full body goosebumps just watching her be baptized. It amazes me what we can do with just getting a simple haircut…
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Praise God!!
i loved getting to see and hear kim’s story on sunday. and now “the pete” has spiritual significance – ha!
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Pete and all the staff and volunteers at Crosspoint are such a blessing ! All of you are using your spiritual gifts and talents to create a Church environment where people can be saved redeemed and grow in the grace of God. Not just individuals but entire generations are being changed. We know from experience
Fixing broken people is hard thanks for everything you guys do !
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I thought this was going to be a haircut humor post. Not that those aren’t totally awesome, but I’m glad I was surprised.
What a blessing,
-Marshall Jones Jr.
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that’s awesome Pete, sorry I missed that. and all that from a haircut…
also, sorry I missed the kid that took the cannonball into the water. put that video up…
I need to see if they got it on video. You’ve got to see that.
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I haven’t even watched the video yet and i’ve got tears in my eyes!!! What I love is that it reminds me to step out there and be bold in my “daily” conversations about church and God.
So so so happy!!! Praying for her right now.
Hugs,
Fran
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Yep! Very cool!
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You and I have been witnessing to hair stylist since college. Remember Sandy?
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WOW!!! God is so AWESOME! I have tears of joy!
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Note to self: do not read posts like this at work because they make you tear up, sniffle and cause coworkers to freak out thinking something is wrong, when they are really tears of joy! : )
As the saying goes, “Things happen for a reason.”
Wonderful post. : )
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That is a great story.
I am learning that God is cool when it comes to “Divine Timing” as well, not always for an appointment, but in other areas of our lives too.
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Okay, I just had the God shivers while reading. God is amazing!
That story gave me goosebumps! Love it!!
Great video, although it looks like the cameraman was a little nervous that he was going to drop the pastors phone into the baptismal.