Lexie - 3/10/2014
After a busy and cold winter, my friends and I decided
to relax ourselves and head for a soothing road trip. We were really excited
and had multiple plans and ideas for our upcoming trip. In the end, we all
decided to take a few days road trip from Columbus to Washington, DC for two
days. After that, we changed our course to Baltimore for
a day, and then we headed to Philadelphia for another day. Finally we headed to
Pittsburgh as our last destination and returned to Columbus on the next day.
I still remember how exciting we were on the road
heading to DC until someone found out that we were almost running out of gas.
We were in the middle of no where on the highway with the “low fuel” light
blinking. Upon checking the GPS and our phones for the nearest petrol station,
it was miles away. And without knowing how long our remaining fuel might last,
we were terrified. With no choice, we drove to the nearest petrol station we
could find crossing our fingers and praying to our Lord to provide fuel for us.
To our dismay, it was a family operated small petrol station and most
importantly it was closed.
Our hearts sank as we turned off our car engine to save
fuel in the wintery cold night. Stuck in our car, the only thing most of us
could do was to pray. The other nearest station was around 15 miles away and we
had no idea whether our fuel could even last that long. Battling between the thoughts
of gambling we had enough fuel or to call 911, one of our friends suggested we
should ask the neighbors for advice.
As a last resort, our driver head to one of the
neighbors and knocked on their doors desperately. The man that answered the
door was surprisingly friendly and told you we will have at least two gallons
of fuel and the nearest petrol station is within our reach.Finally, we made it
to the nearest operating gas station with little fuel. It reminds me of one
story from the Bible, which was Jesus feeding five thousands people with only
five loaves of bread and two fish. God will always provide and protect us in
all circumstances.
Overall, the journey was relaxing
and inspiring with great experiences of how mighty our God is. We were astonished
on how beautiful the world that was created by our God is with all these great scenery and views. We really had fun during this road trip relaxing,
conversing many topics about god and listening to worship songs. It definitely
strengthens the relationship between our friends and with our God.
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