(I wrote this entry two days ago but my computer froze up and all my thoughts were lost. So here we go again. If at first you don't succeed.....)
The alarm went off at 3:45am. We pulled out of the driveway at 4:30am. We were pulling back into the driveway again at 4:45am. That was a short trip!
It wasn't meant to be that fast. We were on our way with a trailer loaded with our Taiwan bound belongings to Indiana. There we were to unload our trailer and then reload back onto a seafaring container. Sounds easy, but it wasn't.
As we traveled down the dark country road, a car, driven by some poor soul on their way to work, came up behind the trailer. As they passed, Carl saw smoke. Somehow he found a place to pull over. The tire was hot. Not good since we had only traveled 2 miles. Not sure how ( I had my eyes closed), Carl got us turned around and back home we went.
Greg Wolfe, who was coming with us, immediately crawled under the trailer to diagnose the problem. The offender? Part of the fender was rubbing on the tire. The next hour was spent pounding, pulling, tugging, and praying. Thank you, Greg!
At 5:30 am, Greg and Carl decided the tire needed to be removed. Unfortunately, our floor jack had already been sold. But thank goodness for loving, compassionate, forgiving neighbors. A call was placed to Ann Grissom. Soon David's floor jack was in our possession.
At 6:30 am, we pulled out of the driveway again. I am so thankful for that car that came up behind us during our first attempt. Without its lights, Carl would have never seen the smoke coming from the tire. In just a few minutes we would have been on the freeway. It doesn't take an over active imagination to think what might have happened! Thank you Jesus for your protection. What we saw as a hinderance was your way to keep us safe!
Sometimes when we wind up being forced into a life situation we don't like (like that poor soul on his way to work so early in the morning), we never realize it's because God needs us for something. That man will never know how he fulfilled God's plan to protect you. But everyone you tell will know and realize how something so seemingly insignificant can have a profound affect in this world!
ReplyDeleteSunday was a bitter-sweet day for me. I am so happy that God has opened this door for your family and I know you are excited to see how He is going to use you to bless the nation of Tiawan. BUT, you are going to be missed!! I can't imagine what PGF will be like without the puppets and all the help your family has provided over the years. The friendships, knowing that your help was only a phone call away. I'm already thinking road trip!
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