Divine Providence

by Terry Hurst

Back  in 1997 I was working as a sales rep.One day I was driving towards Slough, nothing out or the ordinary just another day. Then to my surprise, someone said, "Turn right". I was alone in the car, the voice said again, "Turn right", so I did.

When I’d done so, the voice said, "Take the next right", so I did. I pulled over and turned the engine off.

I wondered to myself, “Am I hearing voices? Am I going dinelo (mad)?” The voice answered and said, " Turn the engine on, go to the end of the road and I will open your eyes for you, do not be afraid"

I felt calm yet excited, I turned the engine on and drove to the end of the road. I soon came to a bridge that went over the motorway. I crossed it to be led down a narrow hill. As looked down I couldn't believe my eyes...... about 200 trailers (caravans) a very large tent similar to a circus tent.
I parked up in the field realising this was a Christian event. In fact this was my first of many meetings with the Life and Light Gypsy church.

I stayed for two hours and had lunch with a few of the pastors.

One thing that convinced me that the Lord had indeed spoken to me was on seeing a converted transit van with a couple inside, When I went and spoke to them, I recognised them instantly. Three years earlier when I was the London north west district president of the Methodist Association of Youth Clubs I took a group of teenagers in a transit van to Southsea. We had a roof rack loaded with stuff. As I parked up we we were a bit worried in case it all got stolen.

A lovely couple kept an eye on it as I took the teenagers to the fair. Yes a lovely couple in a converted transit van!

Little did I know that we would meet in a field years later

God bless.