Last night we had an impromptu good bye party for Mike. We invited some of his friends to come by for a BBQ
and boy was Mike happy.
When we moved into our home 15 years ago we met this kooky character who was living in a travel trailer in his parents driveway. Little did we know the wild ride his life would embark upon nor would we know the depth that God would use our family to walk with him to a life of sobriety and finally a life as a devoted Christ follower.
Mike has enjoyed becoming a part of the Revolution Church family and recently was working at Sturdy Furniture where he as had the opportunity to meet and greet and pray and love on many, many people. Some of whom were at our home last night - returning the favor.
We owe a great thanks to Mike for being a great neighbor, who used to lead the neighborhood watch from his car, while he slept in it every night... We owe Mike a great thanks for helping us when we first moved in to our home - he was the first person to welcome us to the neighborhood.
Mike has touched many people with his outward focused life, his love for Christ and his willingness to be there whenever a friend is needed.
Mike will be taking a new job working as the "FFE guy" for Plante's hotel renovations. He will be going to San Mateo on Tuesday morning where he will begin a new chapter in his life. We all wish him well.
God Bless you on your journey Mike. We can't wait for you to come back for two weeks during the Christmas/New Year holiday and tell us of all your experiences.
Saturday, October 07, 2006
Goodbye to Mike "Sturdy" Martinez
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2 comments:
Hi Bambricks, Thanks for inviting Rudy and I to such a wonderful celebration! Yes it's going to be sad to see Mike go, But God has wonderful plans for Our Sturdy Man. Mike is so Blessed to have You and Dawn in his life. God is so Good!
Thanks again for a wonderful evening with wonderful friends.
... Did you get the pictures I send to you?
Yes we did get the photos. I even included the one of the whole group in this post. Thank you very much for being a part of the party. You and Rudy mean a whole lot to Mike.
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