Relativity

The other day, myself and some others were walking along Bank Street for some reason when I noticed we were coming up on the Metropolitan Bible Church. Having been told that I am related to a pastor named Rick Reed in Ottawa, I noted aloud that it could be the church he was pastor of. As we walked past, the sign out front indicated I was right. So, today, myself and some others went to the 10:45 service at the "MET." We packed into the full church and listened to Senior Pastor Rick Reed deliver the sermon. That was pretty cool.
After the service, I figured I might as well just introduce myself as a distant relative. As Pastor Reed was busy, I had his wife pointed out to me and I went over and introduced myself as a Honcoop. Her eyes widened and she said, "How did you get over here?" I explained myself a bit and we chatted. She figured out who my parents were right away and soon asked Tanja and I if we would come over for lunch. I figured, why not, so we hopped in their van and rode 15 minutes out of town to their house.
They are very nice people and it was really nice to talk about family connections and Lynden with them. They made us feel right at home and were very gracious in feeding us. It was a great, home-cooked meal of roast, mashed potatoes and gravy, and corn on the cob. We talked until quarter after three and they had to bring their daughter to work and drove us back to 252 Metcalfe. It was such a great connection to make and I was very thankful for their hospitality.
They weren't sure if they had ever met me before, but they did remember Dillon and the old Pangborn place and the raspberries. They certainly remember my parents. Mom, Linda says hi.
Anyway, it was just a really pleasant afternoon and I was really glad to have met them. What great people. Isn't it amazing how we can connect after such great distances and so far from home? Well, relatively great distances...