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I’ve met two people in my life that have the kind of joy Paul talks about “overflowing” in 2 Corinthians 8:2. One of them was a wonderful man named Enrique who lives in a tiny mountain village in the Dominican Republic, without electricity or other conveniences we take for granted. His face radiated joy.

The other is a friend I just had the privilege of meeting. Her name is Eve, and we met last weekend.
You see, I drove from a teacher workday on Friday back to Columbia so I could go see Third Day, my favorite band, at the WinterJam tour. It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the guys, and it was a much needed time of encouragement.

I only had my 50mm, so these are just a few shots of the concert I got.

And here’s a video of Mac singing Love Song, per “request”. (All I’m saying is that it took 2 years of asking and 14 signs before they played mine…)

Afterward, I went to the WIRED Meet and Greet. While waiting with the other fans to go back, Eve came and sat next to me. She and I began talking about how many times we’ve seen them, our favorite songs, and other things like that. It turns out that the WIRED M&G is a present from her sister. You see, Eve is a huge Third Day fan (and I don’t say that lightly) who has been battling cancer for awhile. Throughout her journey Third Day’s music has been what’s encouraging her. Some of her favorites that she mentioned were Mountain of God, God of Wonders, and well, pretty much all the others. The Lord has used Third Day to strengthen her and focus her heart.
Eve was most excited about being able to meet the guys and tell them her story before the Lord calls her home, which will be soon.
As she shared this with me, the joy radiating on her face reminded me of Enrique. She was a living example of James 1:2, “Consider it pure joy, my brothers, when you face trials of many kinds”. I knew that meeting her was absolutely God’s orchestration. I wanted to spend as much time with her as I could, so I asked if I could take some pictures of her meeting the guys. She graciously allowed me to do so.
Here are a few of them.

First, some of Mark and David (who were closest to us) meeting other humans.

Finally, David was the first to come to us.

Sweet, sweet Eve.

David signing Eve’s Bible.

And Mac came next.

Sweet hugs after telling her story.

Talking with Tai.

And I only got 3 or so with Mark because it was time to take pictures. This was the only one in focus.

To Third Day, thank you for being a great band to follow all these years. I’ve not found another favorite.
To Eve, it was an absolute pleasure to meet you. I am so excited that not only were we able to spend that evening together, but we’ll get to spend eternity together. I’m excited to recognize you in heaven and rejoice together that we’re with Jesus.
Much love to you (and everyone else!),