The people from both neighborhoods along Lower Ormeau Road who attended A Place To Pray were intrigued by the beautiful redhead who had moved from the back of the church to the front row. Suddenly she had become the preacher's girl Friday, taking on all the tasks that Deryl had no one else around to do. She acted as the usherette, meeting people at the door, escorting them to their pews, handing out flyers and taking the collection. Rumors of the lovely woman at the church were now attracting a goodly number of male guests which raised the number of visitors to nearly a hundred a day.
By now the collections had allowed Deryl to buy two large coffeemakers, which made the storefront even more popular during the morning hours. Workers came in on the way to work for coffee, and their conscien
