A header over a new window displays freshly painted finger prints and a message from the heart of a Nebraska flood worker.It was an idea as good as any I've heard all summer and it came from the humblest of hearts. Soft spoken Big Tom Olmstead helps our out-of-town flood crews get through the day out on the job site. He's a member of our church, a dedicated flood volunteer from day one, and over the last year has become a good friend of mine. He came to me yesterday with the clear concept. "I was thinking we could get a little pan of paint and have the workers each dip their fingers in it and leave their prints on the homes they have been working on," Tom told me. He said it came to him from a song he heard recently called "Finger Prints of God" by Steven Curtis Chapman. He told the workers this morning that they had left their mark figuratively on the homes they were improving, so why not do it literally? Smiles spread across the faces of our friends to the west as one by one they dipped their palms in the paint and placed their hands in different places throughout two homes where they have been working. They said prayers over the prints, scribbled hopeful messages, and left lines of scripture. It was a wonderful and powerful way to end a spirit-filled week of renewal of not only the houses they were renovating but also the hearts of those who filled them. Thanks, Tom!
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