Roger Sherrer is one of the pastors at First Baptist Church in Lebanon, Missouri. He was expecting a package at the office but found out it was accidentally delivered to a family in a town about 70 miles away.
Sherrer says that was a “divine appointment” that the Lord set up. Through this misdirected package he was able to meet a little boy with cancer, along with his family, who very much needed a pastor.
The pastor called it – “the most impactful knock on a door I had ever made.”
Behind that door was a 9-year-old Johnathan Rand. His mother Jenny and grandmother Donna take care of him around the clock. His brain cancer is considered stage 4, and they don’t know how much longer he will live. He has been sick most of his life.
Sherrer’s heart melted. The grandmother handed the package to him, but he didn’t leave right away. It was very obvious to the pastor that the Lord had sent him there for a purpose. He assured them that he and the church would be visiting and helping them as they provide care for Johnathan.
The church heard of the visit in a sermon the next Sunday, and people began offering to help the family. Gifts and financial help soon accumulated. As did visits from church members.
The Rand family are believers in Jesus, though they do not get to attend church very often. The grandmother told the pastor, “When we noticed the label on the package was addressed to a church, we knew this package was not delivered here by accident.”