For the past 3 weeks my Little Man has been attending a summer program learning about the weather. After I drop him off I usually go through a drive thru to get something to eat for breakfast. This morning I decided I would go to Tudor's Biscuit World again as I really liked their blueberry muffin I had last week. There was a line of cars already there which is normal for that time of morning. I ordered a blueberry muffin and a large sweet tea. I was told it would be $3.16. I had the exact amount ready to hand to the cashier when she looked at me and said "the lady in front of you said for you to have a good day and she paid for your food"! I was shocked needless to say. Just absolutely shocked! I'm not used to anyone doing anything for me. I do things for others that goes unnoticed, but this morning a complete stranger, an angel in disquise, blessed me so much that I was crying like a baby driving down the road trying to take it all in. You see it wasn't about the money as I had it. It is about how my first thought was how God lets me know how he is taking care of me and for me not to worry about it.
I cried like a baby when I was eating the blueberry muffin. It was sort of like having communion with the Lord. As I was driving I kept going over what had just happened in my mind. The amount the Angel paid for me was $3.16. Let's take a look at that. 3:16 came to my mind. Everyone knows this very popular passage in the Bible! John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. Right after I had that thought and reviewed this verse in my mind a car passed me, I was on the Interstate, that had the license plate of "Awesome God"! It was shortened, but I knew what it said as it passed me. Needless to say I was agreeing and crying all at the same time!
A little later when I was listening to my music in my truck one of my favorite Sandi Patty songs came on that was so fitting for what happened to me today. http://www.godtube.com/watch/?v=0BC2JCNU
He promised us that He would be a counselor
A Mighty God and the Prince of Peace
He promised us that He would be a Father
And that He would love us with a love that would not cease.
Well, I tried Him and I found His promises are true
He's everything He said that He would be.
The finest words I know could not begin to tell
Just what Jesus really means to me.
For He's more wonderful than my mind can conceive
He's more wonderful than my heart can believe
He goes beyond my highest hopes and fondest dreams.
He's everything that my soul ever longed for
Everything He's promised and so much more
More than amazing, more than marvelous
More than miraculous could ever be
He's more than wonderful, that's what Jesus is to me.
I stand amazed when I think that the King of glory
Should come to dwell within the heart of man
I marvel just to know He really loves me
When I think of who He is, and who I am.
For He's more wonderful than my mind can conceive
He's more wonderful than my heart can believe
He goes beyond my highest hopes and fondest dreams.
He's everything that my soul ever longed for
Everything He's promised and so much more
More than amazing, more than marvelous,
More than miraculous could ever be
He's more than wonderful, that's what Jesus is to me.
Repeat chorus
I was incredibly blessed today. Just thinking how God spoke to a stranger to me, but not to him, to have them to do some small act of kindness is just awesome! We do have an Awesome God!
Angela
I am so excited to tell everyone this story that I don't know where to begin. First I suppose I should say that for the past few years I have been participating in Operation Christmas Child Samaritan's Purse through Billy Graham Ministries. I did a post about it HERE. This year they had an option where if you paid for the shipping online you could get a bar code to put on your box. When your box arrives in a particular country they would scan in your bar code and send you an email letting you know where your shoe boxes went. I found that very appealing to me so I did just that because I really wanted to know where my boxes went. Shortly after Christmas I received an email from Operation Christmas Child letting me know that my boxes went to Ecuador! That alone was such a blessing just in itself to know where my boxes went. I really prayed that the children liked what I sent them.
My blessing continues from there! Last night I stopped at the post office to get our mail. When I got home I was looking through my mail and discovered a letter with a foreign return address and my address in my own handwriting! Wow! One of the children actually wrote me a letter! You have no idea how much this means to me! I've always wanted to know where my shoe boxes went and I've always hoped that one would write me back! I'm so blessed!
I'm going to share that sweet letter that has blessed me so much in hopes that you will be blessed by it as well. First is the letter transcribed by me which was written in Spanish from them.
Senores: des saludo desde el Ecuador la Familia Ramos. Los deseamos que seencuentren my bien on todo sentido de la palabra. Mi hijo Jostin Zamir reubio la cajasamaritana lleno de sorpresos pero se alegro mucho mas al encontrar el sobre con su direcion y, yo tambien reubimos el sabado 12 do marzo a las 7 pm y. Estoy meyagradecido por los coeas que le enuiaran que. Dios les pague. Las postales estatanhermosas
Atentomente Angeles Ramos
nota: espero su contestacion hasta muy pronto
Hola: Soy Jostin Vivanco Ramos estoy feliz tengo 7 anos gracios
And now for the translation!
Gentlemen: des greetings from Ecuador Ramos Family. The hope you are well on my every sense of the word. My son Jostin Zamir relocation Samaritan box full of surprises but much more glad to find the envelope with your address and I also do reuben on Saturday March 12 at 7 pm y. I am grateful for the coeas mey you enuiaran that. God paid. The beautiful estate postcards
Sincerely Angeles Ramos
note: I hope your reply very soon
*NOTE: The following was written by the 7 year old boy.Hi, I'm happy Jostin Ramos Vivanco I have 7 years thanks
If anyone out there knows Spanish and can translate the words that the translator either got wrong or didn't get at all I would greatly appreciate your assistance!
Just a few thought here: This year I included envelopes in the boxes with our address on them. Perhaps that is what made it easier for them to send me a letter. I always send beautiful postcards that I buy while on vacation. Mostly I send postcards with the animals of West Virginia and the flowers of West Virginia on them. I also send a postcard of Blackwater Falls. I believe that since they enjoyed the postcards I sent them so much that they sent me a small picture of the town of Tungurahua with an active volcano exploding with the date of Oct. 99. On the back they wrote this: Nuestro querido Ambato: Saludos The translator tells me that it says: Our dear Ambato: Greetings. Yet another blessing from them! Not only did they write me a letter but they sent a little postcard that they have had for many years that possibly was a Treasure of theirs. It wasn't something they went to the store and bought. It was straight from their hearts. I LOVE it! They really do sound like a very gracious and friendly family. I hope to have further correspondence with them in the future!
Blessings!
Angela
