"Wait a minute. I thought you were following the directions of the angel." Kathy said.

"I am. He showed me we need too keep going this direction, and left us a few minutes ago. As long as we follow his directions, I'm not worried."

"Bob after everything today, not to mention the angel on the hood, I believe you are hearing from God. Has he told you anything about our future?"

Bob sighed. "Kathy, it is like I've always said. If you know the scripture, you know what happens from here on out. Things do nothing but get worse until the return of Jesus."

"Worse! Bob we are running for our lives. How can it get worse?"

"Remember Job? He lost everything but his wife and his integrity."

"I guess I need to refresh my understanding of The Bible." She fell silent again as she thought about things. She noticed that Bob, who had been traveling slowly to start with, was slowing even more.

"Is there something wrong?"

"Just making a turn that I've been looking for."

"Turn? There aren't any roads around here, are there? I mean there isn't anything but pasture land around here that I can see."

"I know, and I mean no offense, but you are looking for the wrong thing. You are thinking of paved roads. Kathy we can't afford such comforts at this time. Ah. Here we are."

Kathy looked out the window in time to see a sign go by as Bob turned off the pavement.

"BOB! That sign said 'DANGER GAS UNDER PRESSURE', do you think this is a good idea?"

Bob chuckled to himself. "I hardly think we have anything to worry about. I don't think The Lord would bring us here just to get blown up. Besides, this is a good thing."

"What do you mean?"

"Your reaction tells the story. You're concerned about something happening to us. Don't you think others feel the same way? That means we are unlikely to find anyone down this service road for the gas line. The same can be said for electric power lines, and railroad tracks. They have service roads that are rough, but usually passable. They aren't well traveled and allow us to move undetected.

Yes, I do believe The Lord knows where He is taking us, and just how to get us there. The only thing left for us is to trust and obey."

Kathy fell silent again as the vehicles bounced down the service road. Her mind was a whirl with all kinds of thoughts. After what she had seen so far this day, she had to agree with one thing. All that was left was to trust and obey.


BW, Vietnam Vet