Hi Scott & Kelli - This happened this last Sat., but God helped me M.A.D. in someone's life. Here's my story - I was at the park playing with my dog and a lady approached me. She looked very stressed and nervous. Her name was Allana. She said she had been thrown out of the place she was living w/ a family member. She didn't know the city or where to go. She had a little cute puppy with her and only a grocery bag with some drinks in it and a cell phone. To make a long story short - after a failed attempt to get her to a shelter for the night - she was able to contact her daughter who agreed to come pick her up, but she lived several hours away. So I bought
her lunch and some food for her puppy. I took her back to the park where we met (making sure she knew the name of the park so her daughter would know where to find her when she arrived in town). I gave her my cell phone number and drove home. Allana called me shortly after that to tell me her phone battery was dying. I told her to turn it off for awhile to save it as long as she could.
Later that night (around 9:30) I was driving home from a meeting and I heard this little voice telling me to drop by the park. Sure enough, Allana was still there where I had dropped her off shivering and cold. She said her phone was dead. I sent a text to her daughter's phone and got a call back right away. As it turns out her daughter had been circling the park, but wasn't able to find her Mom. I asked her where she was and she was just a couple of blocks away from the park. I told them to stay there and I drove Allana to where they were. Relieved to find them, Allana was finally re-united with a caring family member. God just wouldn't let me rest until I knew Allana was safe. She was very thankful for my help and I told her that God was going to help her thru her crisis, and that it wasn't a coincidence that our paths had crossed. I continue to pray for Allana and her family.
My whole day was re-arranged by this, but when I put my head on my pillow that night, I knew that the re-arrangement was God's doing and I glad that I was paying attention!
Love You Guys!! Becky - Bend, OR
her lunch and some food for her puppy. I took her back to the park where we met (making sure she knew the name of the park so her daughter would know where to find her when she arrived in town). I gave her my cell phone number and drove home. Allana called me shortly after that to tell me her phone battery was dying. I told her to turn it off for awhile to save it as long as she could.
Later that night (around 9:30) I was driving home from a meeting and I heard this little voice telling me to drop by the park. Sure enough, Allana was still there where I had dropped her off shivering and cold. She said her phone was dead. I sent a text to her daughter's phone and got a call back right away. As it turns out her daughter had been circling the park, but wasn't able to find her Mom. I asked her where she was and she was just a couple of blocks away from the park. I told them to stay there and I drove Allana to where they were. Relieved to find them, Allana was finally re-united with a caring family member. God just wouldn't let me rest until I knew Allana was safe. She was very thankful for my help and I told her that God was going to help her thru her crisis, and that it wasn't a coincidence that our paths had crossed. I continue to pray for Allana and her family.
My whole day was re-arranged by this, but when I put my head on my pillow that night, I knew that the re-arrangement was God's doing and I glad that I was paying attention!
Love You Guys!! Becky - Bend, OR