tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25334013.post6435381251963361808..comments2023-05-05T06:01:47.084-05:00Comments on Hope is calling: Today's minor miracles...Katiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00487893990781399211noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25334013.post-75025924836299005832007-05-30T11:37:00.000-05:002007-05-30T11:37:00.000-05:00WOW!!! I was laughing and screaming (quietly) all...WOW!!! I was laughing and screaming (quietly) all the way through this blog. I love the little miracles. That's really cool about Ryan too, I prayed for him that the Lord will always be close to him and stregthen his faith. That's so cool. I had a little miracle just two days ago in fact. I went into downtown Manama to visit a friend of mine named Mr Mohsin <"mow-sin">. He is the owner of a hardware store, and since I go there a lot has become a very good friend. I stayed there for about 4 hours drinking tea and talking. When I left, I pulled out of the parking space, which is directly on the street, and drove away. I immediately noticed that the truck was pulling hard to the right and that the whole thing was leaning to the right. I coudn't stop on this busy narrow street, so I got to the next intersection, turned right and up ahead I saw a piece of pavement on the side of the road where I could pull off. This was the only spot around where I could pull off safely. I did, got out and walked around to look at the tire. I was completely flat and the weight of the truck was on the rim. Thoughts started racing through my head that I'm down in the souq at 6:30 in the middle of rush hour traffic, I don't have the number to a tow truck, I don't have any money on me, I'm stuck. Then I turned around and realized that I was standing in the front bay of a tire shop! (miracle#1) I thought "this is a pretty handy coinc...this is not a coincidence!" This is God's provision and He's showing me how much He loves me and likes to look out for me. I walked over into the shop where two indian guys were pounding away at a ball joint or something inside another guy's car. One guy lookes at me with a look of desperation like "what can you possibly want! please don't ask me for anything" I told him I had a flat tire and he explained in classic broken English that he had "No Time!" He grabbed the air hose and filled the tire back up. I could hear the air escaping and found a drywall screw embedded in the tire. The guy walked back in the shop with a few more "no time, no time"'s and I realized that I wasn't getting anymore help. All the other shops were closed or closing. I thought about my options and I really didn't have any. I couldn't leave the truck anywhere and come back for it, not in the souq, I didn't have any money, I had to drive it home. I got in thinking, "alright drive fast, cut corners, grow wings, you're driving on a deflating tire and who knows how long its going to hold out". Right away my spirit heard the still small voice, "why don't you trust me?" I remembered that when 5000+ people were hungry the food didn't run out, when the widow needed oil, it didn't run out, and that if I worshipped the same God, the air wouldn't run out either. I decided to drive like I believed everything would be ok. It was packed rush hour traffic and took me over a half hour to get home, but when I pulled into my garage, I looked and the tire looked exactly like when I had gotten in! I had no problems driving at all! (miracle#2) Yay!<BR/>The endThe little shepherd boyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07318037639023339238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25334013.post-44573962360767079852007-05-12T12:17:00.000-05:002007-05-12T12:17:00.000-05:00That's beautiful, Katie. Really beautiful. Sorry...That's beautiful, Katie. Really beautiful. Sorry I missed this post (two days, where was I??). Thanks for sharing! Tell Ryan I said hi!Anniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06077892819946373711noreply@blogger.com