A strange thing happened *last night as Michael and I were leaving the
church after taking down the CHRISTmas decor (with the help of of
others.) Michael and I were putting things in our trunk when a dark Jeep-type car -with a mountain bike mounted on the back of his car- slowed and stopped right beside our car. Behind his car was an SUV that stopped behind his car. The Jeeps passenger side window went down and the guy asked if we had a room for him to sleep in. Instinctively we looked up and both moved in the direction of the Jeep ... and he asked again ...
The woman in the SUV hollered out her window to us - "Do you know that guy?" ... ????
We walked back to the SUV and the husband and wife shared that they were following the Jeep because the guy had just followed their daughter's car home to their "dead-end" street... he got out of the Jeep and moved towards her car. (The daughter and parents did NOT know the guy.) Somehow the daughter alerted her parents, they hopped in their SUV and as the man got back into his Jeep - they followed him to get his license plate number.
Things were not adding up!!!
The Jeep stayed and we asked the SUV to stay as we went back to the Jeep. Michael told the Jeep-guy we didn't have a place for him to sleep, but we would put him up at the Motel 6 for one night. We told him the location and told him we would meet him there. He thanked us, made a U-turn and drove off.
In just a few minutes we drove over to Motel 6 and waited... for about 10 minutes... we waited. It will probably come as no surprise - he didn't show up.
I firmly believe this guy was up to no good. But we will never know.
Did we handle the situation correctly - maybe yes... maybe no... but we (now) realize that ones mind tries so hard to compute what's going on, especially when it's out of the blue - and out of the ordinary... Like they say - hindsight's 20/20.
Last night and today Michael and I are so very thankful... Thankful that no harm came to the young daughter... thankful that no harm came to us. Deeply, deeply thankful.
Bottom line - STAY ALERT! Even in your "safe" neighborhood ... Error on the side of safety. And always remember ... ...
"He will command His heavenly messengers to guard you, to keep you safe in every way." ~ Psalm 91:11 The Voice
*Original post made on Facebook: January 7, 2014
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