Good Samaritan

Good Samaritans do not come your way too often in this world of so many uncertainties. However, yesterday was a day that I wish to remember for a long time to come, yes hubby and me were in dire need of help from someone or any one at all.

We both are still experiencing the jet lag, and our orientation is wayward, yet we have things to do with a timeline. It was a touch and go thing; we could not look back and call it a halt. We were trying so hard not to get on each others’ nerves due to this fact; we just have to get going within a timeframe of less than 24 hours.

The Lord has been great and always will be; a Good Samaritan was sent to us in the least expected of an encounter, he came to us as a taxi driver. Alhamdulillah, and thank you Lord.

When I first saw the taxi driver, I was scared, he has the telltale of a pious man, with a long beard that touches his chest, an unsmiling face, a set of very cold eyes, and someone who will not look me in the eyes, least be chatting with me, but I was wrong, he was indeed a very learned man. His English was flawless, and he had graduated from one of the prestigious universities in the Middle East but fate had it that he does not make it big. He was never bitter, and we can tell from the way he was telling us a bit about his life.

He was helping hubby and me without question, he was just helping and helping and driving us around to where we want to go. He was smiling, chatting and telling us things that we were not aware of for nearly five years being here. We were so grateful to the Lord for this Good Samaritan.

When it was time to part ways, we decided to pay him more than what he deserved, but he just refused to take a single cent more than what was shown on his taxi meter. I was pretty sure that this man was an angel in human skin, sent from above for us in our time of need.

Thank you Lord, thank you for your abundance of love for us and our children.