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Date: April 17, 2010

Books & DVDs Kingdom Chums by SQuire Rushnell Read Our Letter To Parents When God Winks on New Beginnings by SQuire Rushnell Sale Price: $15.98 When God Winks by SQuire Rushnell Sale Price: $16.00 When God Winks on Love by SQuire Rushnell Sale Price: $14.98 When God Winks at You by SQuire Rushnell Sale Price: $17.99

My best girlfriend and I took a weekend trip to Philadelphia despite the fact that we didn't have much money. I was pretty much flat broke, but Pam said not to worry about it, she would pay for gas, food and the hotel. Our first night in Philadelphia, we headed downtown for a cheese steak and to see some sights. While getting our cheese steak's, Pam sat her pocketbook and tray on the eating counter and turned around to get some napkins. We were enjoying our food until Pam glanced down and realized her wallet was missing from her pocketbook. Frantic, we searched all around the restaurant but the wallet was gone. We now had no money, no credit cards and no way back to Pittsburgh since the car was on empty. Walking down the street we continued to search for the wallet and finally found it, empty, in a trash can. Feeling defeated but grateful that Pam at least got her I.D. back we decided to leave the next morning.

The next day we pulled the car into a gas station and began to rummage through our purses for loose change. We scoured the floor of the car in hopes of finding enough change to buy enough gas to get us home, cheering each time we found a quarter. Our mood was actually jovial and we kept saying, "God will handle this. We'll be fine". As we dug for more change, we saw a filthy, homeless man watching us. We smiled and said hello and kept on about our business. About fifteen minutes later, the homeless man approached us and asked what we were doing. We explained the situation, laughing and shaking our heads at the mess we were in. The man then handed us his paper cup full of change, money he'd begged for all morning long, and said, "You girls shouldn't be in this part of town. Get home safe." and then he walked away.

We were astounded and grateful that God had sent this unlikely angel to our aid. Many people in nice clothes and fancy cars came and went through the gas station that morning, none of them offered to help us, but this filthy man in rags with holes in his shoes delivered Gods love to us, giving us all that he had, enough change to fill the gas tank and get us home.

Jennifer