Sunday, May 23, 2010

SEE WHAT YOU WANT TO SEE

Some people have asked us, have we seen God working miracles around us?

I see supernatural protection over us every time we go out in traffic, but this is a time I missed. Some of you are familiar with Bassey's beef casserole (YUM!!). It's steaks pounded to perfection and roasted in a delicious sauce full of onions and served with mashed potatoes… YUM. Well, the beef casserole was in the oven for a while before we realized we had run out of propane – known as cooking gas around here. It was about 4 p.m., and Devin had been on the road quite a bit this particular day. So, Bassey jumped in Big Jim and together they headed out for town, about 25 minutes from here. On the way into town, they suffered the fourth flat on a particular tire that, months ago, suffered a puncture when it crossed over a piece of rebar – known as iron rod here - marking the corner of someone's cassava farm. It has been repaired repeatedly, but he had made a commitment to me to seek out a replacement that very week. Let me tell you, in Nigeria you keep on fixing things as long as possible. Well, anyway, it was just a flat, and on a rear tire, so he stopped and changed it along the roadside and went and collected the propane.

On the way home, they felt a huge wobble in the front end, so they pulled into a fuel (say foo-WELL) station. They saw a softball sized blister on the front tire, and stood debating how to move. They had no spare??? The station owners told them they would take some money to watch the truck overnight, he should just leave the keys. Devin is a trusting guy, but… As they stood, they heard a huge POP! They looked, and the front tire now had steel belt coming out of a six inch split. Devin told Bassey, "it's holding air, jump in, let's go!" They drove the rest of the way home, no problem. He even drove a half hour the other direction the next morning because it was urgent he go to the bank.

So, can I call that a miracle? Well, I choose to honor God as our protector and provider, at the very least. Having a blow out on a front tire along Ajaokuta road in the dark would certainly be a stressful end to the day, to say the least. The new tires were expensive, but thanks to the wisdom of Pastor Les, "you'll probably be driving more than you can imagine," our auto budget is appropriately cushioned. I see it as a small miracle, and that's that!

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