God's Providence

Yesterday Joyce and I both got caught in a horrendous traffic jam when one of the main streets of the city (4 lanes in each direction) was completely shut down. When we each reached the point of the problem we could see police tape blocking both directions of the avenue and photographers taking pictures, so we knew there had been a crime committed, we just didn't know what.

This morning's paper gave us the answer. An American missionary couple had stopped at a red light and two thieves ran to the car to rob them and were holding them at gunpoint. It was then that God's protection kicked in...two private security guards "just happened" to be driving by and saw the robbery in process and shot & killed one of the robbers; the other got away. The couple, unidentified, only spoke English and who knows what was about to happen to them.

I share this story for two reasons: 1) It's important that you know San Pedro Sula is one of the most dangerous cities in the world and that you pray accordingly for us. 2) It's also important to realize that God is our protection and He shows up when He's needed!

Satan would use incidents such as this to frighten people, to keep them away. After all, what chance do you have when you're stopped in traffic? But we choose to use this story as inspiration for us to simply trust in the Lord and His promises! We must use common sense and do everything we can to keep ourselves safe; but ultimately it is God who is our protection...and He never fails!