So, I live in Nova Scotia, and usually our winters are fairly harsh, lots of snow and all that good stuff. This year has been mild and everyone up this way is happy about that. Last night, we had a noreaster headed our way, there was supposed to be a lot of snow and rain and high wind. Naturally, it was the one night a week that we (my wife and I) had to go up the street to the local church and open it up for a meeting. Staying at home would have been nice, then we could watch the storm from inside our home. But, you know, if we didn't go, then the church wouldn't get opened and there would be no meeting. Last week there were 4 newcomers. What if there was one last night or just a member who needed a meeting? About 30 minutes prior to us leaving our place, the power went. Since the church is in the neighbourhood, there was a good chance it would have no electricity either. But, we wouldn't know that unless we showed up. So, we headed out. It's normally a 6-minute walk. It took 20 minutes. We eventually arrived and luckily, the church must have been on a different power grid, because the lights were on.

there were 6 people at the meeting, including us. There are usually 50 or 60, so the storm kept a lot of people away. The 110 km/hr wind might have had a lot to do with that. But, a newcomer DID show up and when she shared I got the impression that if the doors had been closed, she wouldn't have tried another meeting. The power in our trailer park didn't get restored until 8 am this morning so it was mighty cold and dark when we got home. But, that little ray of hope we gave the newcomer kept us warm.