Today was a very hard day for me as I bid farewell to my beloved Silver Bullet – my precious Toyota Solara – the first car I ever owned! He and I had so many adventures together. We went on spontaneous drives all over North Carolina; Surprised friends for their birthday in Virginia; Made numerous midnight ice-cream runs; Braved the snowmageddon and battled several rain storms. Today, with just one signature, Silver Bullet went on to invest in someone else’s life.

With teary eyes and a broken heart, I watched someone else drive away with him. He is no longer mine.

Silver was so much more than a car to me. He was God’s first magnanimous tangible act of faithfulness toward me. He used Silver to convince me that He was calling me to Boone, North Carolina, to be a part of Samaritan’s Purse and Operation Christmas Child. Walk with me as I relive this phenomenal story.

In early September 2015, I was offered an Associate position with Operation Christmas Child. While I was desperate for a job, I was hesitant on taking up this position because being an Associate meant that my position would only last for four months. So when January of 2016 came, I would once again be in a place of waiting and at the time, I was ready to be done with waiting. I just wanted to rest. I wanted to settle down. But I had no other open door in front of me. So, I soaked this opportunity in prayer and asked the Lord to make it very clear to me if Boone was where He was calling me. Now Boone is a tiny city of about 18,000 people and living here is impossible without a car. At the time I was using my uncle’s car so I didn’t even think about what I would do after I returned it to him.

One day, a friend I had never met in person, but who was helping me make the transition to Boone, texted me. She told me that she was praying for me and that the Lord had already provided a car for me when I came to Boone. I didn’t quite understand what she meant. I just presumed that she knew of someone selling a car and would give me that information later. Instead, she continued her text to say that she had a car and wasn’t going to need it in a couple months. She wanted to GIVE me the car. You read it right! She didn’t SELL me the car. She just GAVE it to me. Not only that, but she was able to give me the car in November, which is the exact time I needed to return my uncle’s car to him. Now tell me that wasn’t God! Clearly He went ahead of me and met my need for a car even before I realized I had the need. That day I was completely overwhelmed by what the Lord had done and how He had provided for me. Even though I bawled my eyes out in gratitude, I sat there in disbelief. In November when my friend signed the car title over to me, I was overwhelmed, speechless and in total awe of what the Lord had done.

Today, as Silver’s new owner drove him away, I bid him a teary adieu. I tried to not cry but how could I control myself? Silver is no longer mine. But I know that he will faithfully serve his new owner. As I think about Silver, I also see that in giving him to me, the Lord kept me from making any long-term investments that would have affected my finances greatly as I now leave the country. The Lord saw everything ahead of time. He knew exactly what He was doing then. Because of this, I have no doubt that God knows exactly what He is doing now and it will be for my good.

In closing I have to say – I lift my eyes up, my help comes from the Lord!