The Rolling Truck

Recently we were on our way to a Bible study about two hours from our home when we happened upon an accident. A tractor-trailer had gone off the road and hit a tree, possibly due to the rains. Two other trucks had stopped to help and as we went around the first truck, we had to stop behind the second truck which was not completely off the road. Another tractor trailer was coming in the opposite lane, so Wes was waiting for this truck to go by so he could go around the parked truck safely. Suddenly I noticed that the parked truck was backing up straight toward us. Wes didn’t seem to notice so I said (of course in a very calm voice), “Wes, that truck is coming straight at us!” Wes, hooted his hooter (the Zambian term for honking your horn), and assumed the truck would stop. When it kept coming closer and closer, I said (once again very calmly), “Wes, you have to do something; it is still coming straight at us!” Wes made a quick decision to squeeze between the truck coming in the opposite lane and the truck that was backing up toward us. There was just enough room to pass through, and when we got up to where we could see the cab of the truck on our left, we noticed that there was no driver! We continued on down the road praying that the people standing on the road would see the truck backing toward them. We also said a prayer of thanksgiving, realizing that the Lord had truly protected us from a bad situation. Sometimes God allows us to “see” His protection, but how many times does He protect us from dangers we never know!