Over two years ago I had moved to Tyler and was experiencing my first identity crisis there and at the church. The week before I stared my job, I remember watching Jan in church with the flags. I remember the song. And I remember crying my eyes out. The next week I went to Tulsa for the Word Explosion to hear John Bevere. Hillsongs was going to be there on their You Are My World tour. I listened to the first John Bevere session and it really ministered to me. I stayed overnight. As John Bevere spoke the next day I realized I needed to go to my church the next morning. Five hours away, I knew if I stayed for the concert it would be a late night. But I didn’t want to miss it. I decided I had to stay for at least a little That afternoon I was running around Tulsa and stopped for coffee at a little gourmet coffee place. There were some ladies in there that I noticed because one looked like one of my old friend. They were dressed very uniquely and buying up all the gourmet mints and stuff too. I remember wishing I were with them because I was there alone and they seemed to be having fun. I knew they must be part of the ministry and I was listening to them.

I got my coffee and went back for the concert. I had not danced much in a long time. I had come out of so much ick when I went to Tyler Metro anyway and I was not back on my feet. That night the music started and everyone went forward. I decided to just be free. So I went down front. I noticed that the lady who looked like my friend was up on stage. The group at the coffee house had been the worship team with Darlene Zcsech and Hillsongs that night. Anyway, I danced and danced. I danced a lot of junk out of me. It was awesome. That was the night that was my turning point there—I went back to Tyler—getting in at about 3 a.m. and getting up for church. I can see it in my head as I write. And I twirled that flag in worship so much my arms hurt for days. I think maybe that concert set me free to dance. There were two songs that ministered deeply to me. One is still a favorite “Proclaim Your Awesome Power” That is the first line, if not the title. And the other I do not know to this day. I never recalled hearing it again. But I listened to that CD forever—I even listened to it every time after that I needed an extra dose of something because the song ministers to me so much.

Tonight I finally met the Crockers. When I was visiting Darrell and Terry in March, Barry Crocker had called Darrell—they are from Hillsongs, brother and sister worship leaders. They were there for Easter; I was in Texas. Then they were here the weekend I visited Texas. Tonight they had a hole in their schedule suddenly and led worship. It was truly awesome and helped me. But suddenly I looked up. I had noticed Erica Crocker sitting there because she had a unique look. And then I thought she looked like my old friend. And then during worship I realized I had had that reaction before. Suddenly I thought THAT IS THE WOMAN FROM THE COFFEE SHOP IN TULSA!

Then I remembered that night and the concert. I thought, I wonder if God is saying something… so later I asked Terry if she had toured with Hillsongs. Terry said yes and introduced us. So I asked her if she was on the tour over 2 years ago in Tulsa. Yes.

“We had coffee together” I told her. And she remembered the whole afternoon and how they spent like a hundred dollars on coffee and stuff for the group and she was shocked. She asked me if my hair was longer then. SHE REMEMBERED ME TOO! She remembered that day and started telling Terry about it. We saw each other in a coffee shop two years ago when I first went to Tyler and she was part of the worship team that helped me break through. And now she is here in North Hollywood, CA leading me in worship. That is a bit too small of a world.

They are going to Texas in January. I took their info to send Pastor Steven and they are sending ad MP3 with Darrell and Terry.

Sometimes the world gets really small—that helps.