When i arrived, a little short lady gave me a card and told me to fill it out and put it in the offering plate. I obliged and went in to the sanctuary to find a seat. I was greeted time after time, which was cool to see people so willingly to introduce themselves to me.

I filled out the card and as the plate went around, the usher skipped right past me. No worries, they didn’t want to offend the visitor. So they continued the service and it was a good 10 minutes before i could leave. Again, everyone just saying hello and thanks. It was good, but i was ready to go. As I was leaving, the little short lady, who had clearly sifted through the plate for my visitor card, stopped me and asked me why i didn’t place it in the plate. I told her about the usher and handed her the card.

After a few more meet and greets, I headed for my car. A quick trip to the house to change clothes and then to the hospital to have lunch with Krista. As I am changing, at most 30 minutes after service ended, I get a call from one of the ladies that i met at the church. She just wanted to see if I had a good experience and “to get to know me a bit.” Again, it was really nice that they cared to call and what not, but it was a little excessive to call so quickly after service. I think you are supposed to wait a couple of days after the date, uh i mean service, before you call again…

I was most impressed that they still value the relationship even though it would be very easy to let an account like this get forgotten over the years.