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Carole Newman - Huntington, West Virginia - October 30, 2000
My encounter is very strange, but in a good way. It was a very dark
Halloween Eve, and I had taken a job delivering pizzas after my retirement,
just to have something to do. I had told the manager that I did not want to
drive after dark because I cannot see too well at night. One evening, just
before dark, I was told that there was no one else to deliver this last
pizza, and I was told that I had to do it. Even though I had told them time
and time again that I could not see after dark, they insisted that I would
be fired if I did not deliver this pizza. The address where it was to be
delivered was on a very dark country road that had just had some new housing
developments built on it. I knew nothing about this area, so I was very
scared. It just happened to be "Trick or Treat" night, and that made me even
more scared that I would not be able to see a child in my path, and I could
hurt someone.
When I got to the old road that leads to the housing development, it was
absolutely pitch dark, and of course, there were no trick or treaters out
that way because there were just no houses. I began to panic because I had
no idea where I was going. In dismay, I stopped my car, and uttered the
following words, "God, please help me... I'm lost…" In just a few seconds, I
could see a man and a woman and two little kids dressed in Halloween
costumes. They asked me to roll down my window and they said, "honey, are
you lost?" I told them that I was, and I would be fired if I didn't find
this housing development and quickly. They didn't hesitate for a second.
They told me that it was the next road that went up the hill on my left.
They even told me that the people were up there waiting for me. I thanked
them because I was so grateful for their directions. I looked out my rear
view mirror and poof they were gone. They had just vanished in an
instant. I started to wonder why this lovely family would be on this dark
road with costumes on, but I didn't think too much more about it at the
time. I followed their directions, found the house, and sure enough, the
people were sitting on the porch waiting for their pizza. They were so glad
to see me, and they could tell that I had been very upset. They gave me a
very large tip because I was upset, and they were just the sweetest people.
On my way home, I thought about my ordeal, and I came to the conclusion that
God had sent this family of angels to make sure that I found this house. How
else would they know that the people were waiting for me when they were
walking in the direction that comes back from the highway? I don't work
there anymore, but I often think about that Halloween Eve when God heard my
prayer and sent angels to help me find my way. If you don't believe in
angels, you had better think again. They are all around us, and I sure am
very thankful for them.
