tonight i saw to angels come to my rescue…
one of the world racers decided that it just wasn’t going to work out and wanted to leave training camp early. i drove her to town from the aim base and got her checked into a hotel for the night. on my way back the weather got crazy! huge rain drops pelted down, the wind picked up and had the traffic lights swaying. i didn’t really pay much attention, but said a quick little prayer anyways. after stopping to get a drink at the drug store i headed back to aim…
i turned onto the last little road before coming to the long aim driveway…
i almost swerved as i realized that a tree had fallen and was half way across the road, after slowing down i realized the next tree was totally across the road… so i got out of the car and started chucking huge branches onto the grass, but the tree was just to heavy for me to move….
enter angel # 1 –
J.P. and his wife live in the first house on the road. he came down to check it out and dragged the tree out of the way, just enough for me to squeeze past. he was going to go get the chainsaw so that no-one would hit it. as he was heading up to his garage for the saw, he told me that if we ever needed anything we could let him know.
so i barely creep down the road, now aware that there are several trees in the road. i have to stop every 20 feet or so to throw branches out of my way (i am driving an aim vehicale and don’t want any damage!). once again there is one fully across the road. i get out and see what i can do… i am obviously not going to be able to move this one bymyself, it’s just way to big!
enter angel #2 –
a car pulls up behind me and an older man gets out. he takes one look at the tree and bends it back just enough for me to squeeze my car past the down tree. i ask if he wants me to do the same for him and he says no, he’ll make it just fine. – i didn’t see his headlights behind me after that and forgot to ask his name…
so i now believe that angels are fat older men with southern accents! ~ thank you jesus for keeping me safe and allowing me to get to the aim base safely and let everyone else know to drive slow!
