Chapter 3: 3rd Encounter: ENTERTAINING ANGELS UNAWARE

In the early 70's while I was living with two roommates in Smyrna, I had four angelic visitations that I would like to share with you. My grandmother, on my mother's side had always taught me to be careful to entertain strangers because you never knew when one would be an Angel in disguise to test your faith. Following is the third encounter I believe to be angelic. The fourth entitled, “Stop That Plane!” will be posted separately due to its length. 

I had this experience during the same time-frame, while living with these two roommates in Smyrna also. It took place several months after the above experience happened.  I was at the Laundromat across from Belmont Hills, washing clothes late one night and had put my clothes in the dryer and gone home to wait an hour for them to dry, as I didn't want to be in the Laundromat by myself alone. After the hour had expired, I went back to pick up my clothes from the dryer, quickly folded them and was in the process of leaving – walking out to my car when an elderly man, I would say, was probably in the age range of 80 to 90 years old, who could barely walk with a cane, approached me. I had just opened my car door to put my clothes in the passenger seat when he asked: Miss, would you mind giving an old man a ride?  I don't live very far from you – it won't be out of your way and I'm really tired and I'm an old man, so as you can see, I can't do much harm, would you mind giving me a lift?  I quickly again, recalled my grandmother's words: “be careful to entertain strangers for some have entertained angels unaware”. I prayed for divine protection and stated that I was going to do this for Him and trust Him to take care of me, that no harm would come to me. The old man got in the car and didn't say much, as it was only a mile down the road. I stopped near the parking area of my apartment building per his request, as he pointed out that he lived in the apartments next to me. My apartment complex only had 22 apartments while his complex had many apartments available. I asked which building he lived in as I headed toward his apartments when he asked me to let him out here – (at my parking entrance), that he could walk the rest of the way.  He stated that it wasn't very far, that he appreciated the ride but he would be fine from here. I quickly tried to let him know I didn't mind taking him to his apartment, that it wasn't out of my way but he got out of the car and said: “no, this is far enough: and closed the door. Before he walked away he bowed towards me in a manner that reminded me of biblical or Oriental people and said: “the Lord bless you and keep you and be with you. Again, thank you for your kindness, goodbye”. I was right at the entrance to my parking lot.  I pulled in and parked – it was probably not even a minute or two afterwards that I jumped out of my car, as I wanted to see where the old man went – what building. I was going to follow him from behind to see where he lived and how he knew me. He was gone!  I began to walk all around the area where I had let him out – even over to the apartments to see where this old man had gone!  He was an old man, he couldn’t walk very fast, was feeble, and I couldn't figure out how he just disappeared that fast – when he had asked me for a ride home because he was tired and he couldn't walk anymore –and yet before I even finished parking my car, which wasn't even one or 2 minutes, he was gone, vanished, disappeared, and I never saw him again.

How did this old man know about me – where I lived, as he had seen me enough to know where I lived and yet before this, I had never seen him nor afterward? I have always felt that this was a divine visitation and that the Lord was testing my faith and my trust in Him. I personally believe that this was the same Angel that posed as the salesman in the previous story below ( chapter 2), but will find out when we get to heaven.  Only the Lord knows for sure, and the Angel on assignment!