BLINDED EYES?

And Jesus came up and spoke to them, saying, “All authority has been given to Me in heaven and on earth. Go therefore and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit, teaching them to keep all that I commanded you; and behold, I am with you always, even to the end of the age.”
Matthew 28:18–20

We had been hearing about the expected coup for weeks. We decided that we would go ahead with our planned visit to three local churches. We arrived at the second one on Saturday evening, ate a fellowship meal with the members and prepared for the night. After the morning worship service, we were in front of the church building with the congregation when five pick-up trucks stopped on the road and the occupants appeared to be asking some questions. They soon continued south. We later discovered that they had been inquiring about the distance to the Central African Republic border. Two of the tricks were military and a couple had been stolen from businesses in Moundou where we lived. As we ate our lunch the trucks reappeared headed north. The border guards would not allow the military trucks into the country. The fleeing partisans of the deposed president were looking for vehicles, valuables (especially cash) and food to steal before leaving Chad. It was not long before the trucks passed by heading south. Our presence in the sea of Chadian faces should have been very evident. Our pick-up truck was sitting in plain sight. The armed occupants of the five trucks should have noticed a source of cash - “rich Americans.” They should have seen our red truck, a type of vehicle for which they were searching. Yet, they did not. Is our heavenly Father able to protect His own? We, as believers, would immediately respond “yes” to that question. Have you ever doubted when faced with danger? I have. But our experiences have helped us to trust Him more. “Thank You for always being with us.”

Les Vnasdale