I work for a consulting firm (http://www.mdaleadership.com/). We provide leadership consulting for companies around a variety of issues. Our CEO is Sandra Davis. A few months ago she came to me and said "I'm going to Ghana."
I had shared our story with Sandra...how my husband was stuck in Ghana with an immigration issue that had already taken him away for two years while we wait for it to be resolved. She was empathetic and a good listener. However, she was about to take it to another level.
We had coffee and she talked about her trip. She told me about how she serves on the board for a non-profit organization that works in third world countries, and provides macro loans mostly to women to start businesses. She was going to tour some of the work that was being done in Ghana. Of all the countries - they work in many countries and areas of the world. It just happened to be in Ghana. I don't believe in "happenstance" - I knew this was "providence."
She offered that she had a bit of time and could meet with Nana, my husband, while in Ghana. I was apprehensive. Would it work out? Were we worthy of the visit of someone who was so well-connected? Someone who was regarded as a thought-leader in our industry? Someone who was hard to get time on her calendar?
But God was in control - and He had a plan for this meeting. I helped coordinate their schedules and they met on Saturday, December 1st at her hotel. My husband assured me that he was right on time. :) He took her to a very nice restaurant where they ate local fare. Thinking he'd get maybe an hour, they spent almost 3 hours together talking.
I know that God sent Sandra Davis to Ghana to view the work being done by her non-profit, but we were blessed tremendously by her willingness to bless us in this way with her time. I have been praising God for such a gift. My experience at MDA has really been a divinely appointed job as I transitioned from Nana here to him being away for the past two years.
Praise God for His Goodness!
