Between two Worlds

Chapter 22

After praying the next morning, I called Willie and Zack over. I needed their advice about the events, and continued work on Willy's progress towards acceptance of Christ. They both agreed to come over as soon as they could, which left me to read emails and wait for whatever God had planned.

I now knew that everything that happened to me was as God willed. I just never believed He would use me in a moment like that. Not even when I was a minister.

Those calls I made didn't give me time to contemplate on that discovery. But they were needed. I just didn't realize it, at the time. Even knowing God was using me as his humbling messenger, I didn't know the extent to which the others were involved through me.

I honestly believed everything, except for God's direct involvement with me and the aliens, was a result of my own free will. It was, just not without encouragement from God on those closest to me.

It was no different than the events that led their ambassadors to where they were, since the aliens, as sentient species, were also designed by God to have free will. When God's will and sentient free will collide through God, God wins.

I was hoping Willie would be the first to arrive to give me time with him. His movement towards God was just as important to God, as anything else He was guiding me through.

Just because I hoped it would be Willie, didn't mean I put that hope above all others. Whoever arrived first, or called, was as God wanted. His will would be done.

While waiting, I checked my email, just in case something was there. I figured, if it was going to be alien related, before anyone else, something would be there. Other than the normal things, there wasn't anything there, so I closed it.

My doorbell rang, which was too early for either of my friends, unless one was in my area. Rather than checking, I opened the door to see Ari's contented face. His hand held a new Bible, which was a good sign.

"I'm here officially, and unofficially, Ryan. Can I come in?"

I nodded, while stepping back to let him in. "Of course, Ari. Willie and Zack are coming over."

That last part was added to let him know whatever the official stuff was, should be covered, first. Unless they could hear it. Considering how new I was to all that classified stuff, I had no idea what I could share with them.

Ari stepped in quietly, to let me close the door, before saying anything. Which was fine with me. He'd speak when it was his time. There was no sense in rushing, anything.

I turned, just in case he wanted to speak, before going anywhere. That way, I was close enough to listen, or see his movement.

"The official part won't take long. They're checking into Jorinthia, before Secretary Woodall reaches out. I guess they found information on the planet, from the information sent by both aliens."

I had no idea either would include information about the planet. But did explain why God led me to bring it up with him.