On Father’s Day 2010 Yellowstone LBC in Billings was battered by a huge storm that spawned tornadoes and golf ball sized hail.  The church and parsonage sustained nearly $100,000 in damage.  Siding was dented, shingles were shredded, screens were torn, cars were beaten, plants were defoliated and our community was in shock. It seemed that God was unmerciful at the time.

But looking back now, a little over a year since the storm, when all of our repair work is done, I have a different perspective.  Our community had been in a drought and in this one storm, one day, one afternoon, we had caught up on rain.  We had been wondering how our small congregation would find the extra money to replace our aging roofs, rotted windows, and correct the fading on our church siding.  In one swift move it was all destroyed and our faith was tested.  Yet because provision had been made through our insurance company to cover the damage, it was all replaced even better than what we had before.   Praise God for his provision for us in buildings, but more so in Jesus Christ!