There are no Coincidences with God!!!!

Recently, Jeff and I called for a taxi here in Rio.

When the driver arrived, Antonio, he was nervous and talkative.  He explained that we were his first clients since his car had been carjacked four days earlier.  He said, "Do you KNOW how dangerous this place is?"  We told him, yes, Rio is extremely dangerous.  He replied, "NO! I mean RIGHT HERE!  THIS STREET!"  

He went on to explain that four days earlier at the apartment building 50 feet from our home here in Rio, a group of three young men put a gun to his head, carjacked his taxi and drove him over to Caju, driving over 120 mph!  They were obviously on drugs and told him that they had killed a police officer by shooting him in the face 5 times.  They talked about killing the taxi driver, but one of them said no, to not do it!

We spent our hour-long ride in the taxi comforting this man, knowing that it was not a coincidence that God orchestrated us being his first clients since this traumatic experience and that our house was only 50 feet from where the whole thing took place!

While we were praying for him, his phone rang and it was his wife calling to see how his first day back on the job was.  He told her that his first clients lived next door to the place where his car was hijacked, but that it was okay, because we were pastors and were praying for him!

When we asked him if he believed in God and in Jesus, he went on to share that his neighbor was a pastor from a church that believed in Jesus Christ and had been sharing a lot with him about Jesus. 

We all agreed that God had spared his life and given him a second chance.  He shared he would speak more to this neighbor who is a pastor about trusting in Christ as his Lord and Savior!

When we arrived at our destination, Antonio hugged us, thanked us and said it was not a coincidence that we were his first clients since he had returned to drive his taxi!

Humble servants of the Lord Most High,

Diane and Jeff