Angel Encounters - The Angel Mechanic

The mystery of angels has been around since the beginning of time. They're taught in our churches and proclaimed many times throughout the Bible. We say they help us throughout our lives and comfort us in our death. But the question is, do you believe? Do I believe in angels? Yes. What about him? Yes. Do you believe in angels? Yes. Well, because I believe in the Lord, yes. And I do, I believe that there's angels. Because he said, don't worry, he said, where were you at? Right here. Do you believe in angels? Yeah, I do. I do. Uh, yeah. I think they're angels. Yep. I'm going to go with no. Uh, yes, I do actually believe in angels. Angels? Angels. Yeah. I mean, I've never seen one, but I guess you could say that. Do you believe in God or do you believe in angels? Angels? Angels. I don't know, it's up in the air a little bit. Um, I'd say no. I don't know, I would say I believe in something, but I don't know about angels. Well, I'm a Christian, and so I believe the Bible says there's angels, and so I believe that there's angels. Yes, I believe I have a guardian angel, matter of fact. Oh, angels. My family moved to Georgia in 1993 from Illinois. My father was leaving a job in Illinois to work from home, so we came first and he stayed to wrap things up. And we were living with my grandmother in Commerce, Georgia, but planned to live and go to school in Athens. So we drove a lot back and forth between Commerce and Athens. And this particular day, my mom had picked me up from school. And as just a few miles out of the school parking lot, Ann immediately noticed smoke coming from the hood of the car we were driving. So we pulled off into the parking lot of this restaurant, this diner sort of country cooking restaurant. And exasperated, my mom decided she would go inside and get a phone book, find somebody to come tow the car. It was obviously not drivable, it was overheated. And before she had the opportunity even to get inside, a man came out. He was country. He was wearing a ball cap that had a taller, I guess, top of the hat. It was a trucker kind of looking hat. I remember that about him. Ma'am, you need some help? You look like you're having a little car trouble. And he said, ma'am, you need some help? You know, it looks like your car is in bad shape. And she said, yeah. I don't think she really thought that he was capable of helping us. He seemed really country and not a mechanic. You know, he just looked like any regular person. So she didn't stop him but was pretty apprehensive. Popped the hood of the car. All right, I know what you need. I'll be right back. He took a look and said, oh, yeah, it's just that. I'll go to my truck and get the part. I'll be right back. And in somewhat disbelief, my mom and I just waited, wanted to see what he was going to do. Didn't really know how he might have the exact part we needed, but he came back. And in about 10 minutes, closed the hood of the car and said crank it up. The car ran just fine. No smoke, no overheating. And she was shocked but said, so she asked him, will this get me to Commerce? We've got to get to Commerce, Georgia. Will it get us there safely? And I distinctly remember him saying, ma'am, this car can get you all the way to Texas. So she kind of peeked in the car at me and said, how can you fix it? How are we going to thank him? She said, here, I've got some cash in my purse. You can take the walkover and take it to him. All that conversation would happen in maybe 15, 30 seconds, not a long conversation. So I hopped out to hand the man some money, and he was gone, just completely gone. The car he had been driving, his pickup truck, was gone from the parking lot. And my mom and I were parked by the only entrance and exit to this parking lot. So we would have seen him if he'd left, absolutely would have seen him. He didn't have time to leave. And at that moment, my mom said, who do you think that man was? And I said, I think he was an angel sent to help us. Do you believe in angels? I believe in Islam, and part of that belief is to believe in angels. I'm just not a religious person, and I associate angels with a religious institution. I guess just no real proof, I guess, or scientific proof. I know that they're real in the Bible, and I believe in that. I'm from Louisiana, so you believe in that voodoo kind of spiritual kind of thing. The car ran for another few years. It never did that again. So whatever he used, whatever part he just happened to have in the back of his truck, got us the commerce and got us around for the next several years. So do you believe in angels? Yes, absolutely. Yes. Yes. I'm a Christian, so that's the reason why I believe. Angels? What is angels? Angels? Do you believe in angels? No. I've never seen them. I guess I can feel like it may be a presence of angels, something around me. Maybe not angels, but something with a higher power around me. Yeah, maybe sometimes. No, I've never seen an angel. Have you seen an angel? I've never seen an angel, but I believe in guardian angels. But it's not something that you want to go around proclaiming. You kind of want to cherish it more in your own heart, and it's something special that I don't feel the need to go and prove it to anybody. It doesn't matter if anybody believes me or not. But it definitely solidified my faith and made it stronger and made me thankful. But I'm certain of it. Honestly, if someone told me that story, I might not believe them. But it doesn't really matter to me if people believe what I know happened, and I just cherish it. Yeah.