I woke up and felt
something on my back. I thought it was just bumps from the rocks I’d slept on,
but no.
It was ticks! Three of
them that I could feel and they’d imbedded themselves into my skin and were
getting fat from my blood. I could get my hand around to my back to where they
were and tried to twist them out. I probably didn’t get the heads, but I’d deal
with that later. I was lost in the hills, had slept on the rocky shore of a
lake all night, and I needed to get home. But I wasn’t afraid because something
wonderful had happened the day before.
I was walking up in the
hills behind my apartment. I took my Bible and thought I’d hike a little and
then sit down to read. I hiked a lot more than a little, sat down to read and
when I got up, I realized I didn’t know which direction was home. It was
getting late and I started to get very scared and hungry. I prayed and walked
on. In about an hour I found some berries and that satisfied my hunger
somewhat. I sat down again and started to cry, “God, You’ve got to get me out
of here. It’s going to be dark soon and I’m afraid.” I cried some more and then
through teary eyes I looked up into the sky and saw an amazing sight.
A real angel! It was in
white and was blowing a trumpet. I didn’t know if it was male or female and I
didn’t see any wings either, but what I felt was peace. In my spirit I heard,
“It’s going to be okay, don’t worry.” At that moment I knew which way to go and
I wasn’t afraid anymore. It was dusk when I looked down the hill and about 100
feet away I could see a lake. I was so thirsty by then, it was a really welcome
sight. But what now?
It was getting too dark to
go any further and I didn’t want to go back up into the trees so I decided to
sleep where I was. The ground was rocky and kind of slanted, but I found what I
thought was the best spot, curled up and slept.
When I woke in the
morning, after pulling out tick bodies, I started around the lake. I walked a
ways and realized the shoreline twisted in and out a lot. I knew about lakes up
in that area, so I knew if I walked around the lake I would come to something I
recognized and I could get home. Then I spotted some fishermen across the way.
I yelled over to them and they saw me. But how was I going to get to them?
I would have to swim
across. I wrapped up my Bible in the jacket I was wearing and began to swim
across the lake. It was a very long swim, but I was a good swimmer so I knew
I’d make it. I was a wet rat when I got out of the water and exhausted. The
fisherman and his two sons kindly gave me a ride back to my home.
In Genesis 24 God sent an
angel ahead of Abraham’s servant to protect him and prosper him when he went to
find a wife for Isaac. The servant took ten camels laden with precious gifts
including jewels of silver and gold, clothing and other costly things. Even
with robbers along the way, the angel cleared the path and the servant got
there with all the camels and gifts protected.
Miraculously my Bible
didn’t get wet with the swim across the lake; I had food and water, a ride
home, and best of all, I had my very first vision of a real angel, who went
before me and protected me on my way.
This experience happened
many years ago but it’s just as real to me today.
Love, Carolyn
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