By Camille Brooks
Whenever I think of the story of the good samaritan, I am reminded of a dear neighbor, Bob Boice. He was a happy, cheerful man who was always on the lookout for ways to serve others. His service came to bless us just a few months after we moved form Pennsylvania to Rexburg, Idaho. We had not been able to sell our home in Pennsylvania, and were feeling heavy financial stress with two mortgages. When winter suddenly came upon us, we discovered we were in a predicament. They get lots of snow in Rexburg and where we lived, the wind would blow across the farm lands and create large drifts. Our home was positioned at the bottom of two hills. We only had one vehicle—a full-sized rear-wheel drive van. Without front wheel drive or a four wheel drive vehicle, it was impossible to get up either hill. Unfortunately, it was out of the question for us to purchase another car until after we had sold our home in PA.
How the good samaritan knew of our plight, I don’t know. But, one day he drove up with a front wheel drive car and said we could borrow it for as long as we needed it! He claimed it was old and that he didn’t need it. I’m not sure if that was actually true, but he did all he could to help alleviate any self-consciousness we might feel in borrowing it.
Christmas came early that year, not with presents under the tree, but with a miracle. The Lord does not always answer our prayers the way we might like. We were praying that our home could sell. It took almost ten months for that to happen. Nevertheless, the Lord takes care of His covenant people. He provided a way for us to get by until the day of our deliverance. He sent an earthly angel who was listening to the promptings of the Spirit and was the source of an early Christmas in the Brooks’ home.
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