On being lost...
The other day, one of the Chinese teachers at our main school drove all of us to a large grocery store (Carrefour) in Chiayi City. This was really nice, because we could all stock up on groceries without having to lug them all back on the bus, which is sometimes a challenge when the bus is packed full of people. :)
Anyway, our driver, Andrew, was somewhat "directionally challenged" and managed to get turned around on our way back home. (He's new to this area.) We kept coming to dead ends and although at times we could see the highway we wanted to be on we had trouble actually getting on it. After stopping and asking for help twice we managed to get back on our way home. Poor guy - I think he was a bit embarrassed but it made for an interesting adventure. The most interesting part happened after Andrew dropped us off at home close to 10:00 p.m. He told us the next day that as he drove back to his home (one block away) he saw a little boy wandering around. Maybe about 4 years old, all Andrew could get from the boy was that he lived with his grandfather and that his grandfather was drunk. Andrew stayed with the little boy for a while and then finally took him to the police station where they could help take care of him for the night. It made us all think - if we hadn't gotten turned around on our way home Andrew might not have been there for the little lost boy. A couple of the teachers at the school, when hearing the story, said "That must have been God." Yes, I think it was God taking care of this little boy.
I hope I'll remember that next time I'm driving with someone who gets "turned around".
Love,
Christy
Anyway, our driver, Andrew, was somewhat "directionally challenged" and managed to get turned around on our way back home. (He's new to this area.) We kept coming to dead ends and although at times we could see the highway we wanted to be on we had trouble actually getting on it. After stopping and asking for help twice we managed to get back on our way home. Poor guy - I think he was a bit embarrassed but it made for an interesting adventure. The most interesting part happened after Andrew dropped us off at home close to 10:00 p.m. He told us the next day that as he drove back to his home (one block away) he saw a little boy wandering around. Maybe about 4 years old, all Andrew could get from the boy was that he lived with his grandfather and that his grandfather was drunk. Andrew stayed with the little boy for a while and then finally took him to the police station where they could help take care of him for the night. It made us all think - if we hadn't gotten turned around on our way home Andrew might not have been there for the little lost boy. A couple of the teachers at the school, when hearing the story, said "That must have been God." Yes, I think it was God taking care of this little boy.
I hope I'll remember that next time I'm driving with someone who gets "turned around".
Love,
Christy
posted by Christy | 10:44 PM
1 Comments:
Wow - that's a neat story. God's always watching out for us, isn't He, even when we may not know it ourselves... who knows why He sends us detours, but it's sure good to remember that He's got a reason for it.
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