BLESSINGS ON THE ROAD

 

I’ve had many awesome experiences while on the road. Several of these are very memorable because of the people I met and the time we shared together.

~ The first experience was on Sunday October 22, 2022, less than 2 weeks after starting my journey. I was in Alabama and found a place called Dismals Canyon that I was going to hike. It was a bit off my route and almost passed it up but I’m so glad I didn’t drive by it.

While hiking the trails I came across a family and chatted with them for a few minutes. There was a side trail that led up to Pulpit Rock, and I mentioned to them I was going to head up there and they decided to join me. Pulpit Rock looked over a lot of the canyon with great views. The 5 of us sat and talked for a bit and as I was getting ready to leave they asked me if I would like to hang out a bit longer and share some bible readings and prayer time. Cool!

The wife shared one of her favorite bible verses (John 1:1-5) and it was the same verse that we had studied online at Cornerstone Chapel that morning, was that Odd or was it God!

We sat there for about an hour sharing our testimonies and praying together. We decided to hike together for the rest of the morning. What a great chance encounter. Unfortunately I didn’t get their names or contact information but I will surely remember them and our time together on the trails in Alabama.

~ The next experience happened while I was staying near Memphis. In the morning I decided to drive down to the Mississippi River to a park and have breakfast and journal a bit. When I got to the park there was a gentleman sitting on the only bench in the park listening to music. As I approached him, I could hear he was playing worship music. So I asked him if I could join him on the bench, he said no problem. We sat together and listened to his music for a bit. Finally he turned the music off and we started chatting. 

He shared his story with me. He had spent several years in the state penitentiary for strong arm robbery. While he was there he said he prayed for God to help change his life. When he got out he turned his life around and became a minister of a baptist church in Memphis and has been serving the Lord since.

After sharing my sorry with him we prayed together and he said let’s get a picture together.  I won’t soon forget the time I spent with Pastor Ricky Jackson.

~ I was staying at the Katy Community Fellowship Church in Katy, Texas on a Friday evening. In the morning there were about a dozen cars in the parking lot. I went to their website and discovered they were having a men's breakfast. So I walked over and asked if I could join them. They cheerfully welcomed me and set me up with a wonderful breakfast -  pancakes, bacon, coffee, orange juice and more! 

We all chatted for a while and one gentleman shared that he traveled the country going to motorcycle rallies. He said when he's at the rallies he prays with the riders that they have a safe ride and blesses their bikes. I asked him if he's ever blessed an RV and he responded not yet. So we all headed outside to the parking lot and he prayed for me and he blessed my RV.

~ I was staying at a Harvest Host location in Sherbrooke, QC Canada. After meeting the host and getting parked, I set my chair outside along the river and did some reading. The host returned with this beautiful basket of fresh vegetables from his garden. Typically you pay the host for allowing you to stay on their property but he turned it around and gave me this wonderful basket! It not only looked beautiful it tasted great as well! 

I've had so many wonderful experiences over the last 2+ years I could go on and on sharing them.

Good thing I keep a journal so I can look back on these experiences and give thanks for each one of them.

I am very grateful for all the wonderful people I've met on my travels across the US and Canada! 

I think I'll keep going!!

People are Awesome!