We get two weeks off, between semesters. This Monday, we traveled to Santo Domingo to go to the temple. On the way there, we stopped in Bonao and "sunshined" two sisters. We purchased ice cream for them, talked for a bit and then proceeded toward Santo Domingo.
We went through the temple in the morning and then set off to a beach about one hour away, Juan Dolio. On our way, the clouds were BLACK and threatening. We have not seen many awful, rain bursts, but with the color of the clouds, we thought we may get into one.
FLASH BACK/FORWARD/FLASH: I am one who is very proud of my driving expertise. Seldom do I ever let the weather make me pause in our journey and wait when it is raining. I have done that once in our married life, when we were in France seeing my parents on their mission, many years ago. I just know I can handle it, and do not often even consider stopping.
ANOTHER FLASHBACK: We prayed in the morning before leaving our home to be able to listen to and follow the whispering of the Spirit. We know many of our family and loved one are also praying for our safety....
Well the rain started, it grew dark, and the rain increased. My good wife-companion said she felt we should stop. At first, I felt, "No I can handle it, and yes I can really see, though you cannot." But the Spirit whispered that I better stop. I pulled over since the windshield wipers could not keep up with the rain on my windshield, and I could not see. We sat for about fifteen minutes. Bon took a video of our situation and will put it in drop box. You see, it was our one year mark, and we were celebrating, sitting on the side of the road, while all these other cars went by us. Because of spiritual whisperings, I did not even consider taking off until the rain slowed down. 15 minutes later it did, and we slowly proceeded on our way. About five miles down the road, the traffic came to a complete stop. It was still raining, but not as strongly.
Our lane was re-routed to the oncoming lane. The two lanes going in our desired direction were totally stopped. A few miles later, going very slowly, we came upon a very serious accident, one where the big semi had lost it's large tank of something. We watched as we passed by the pressure vessel-tank, sitting on the
side of the road, and the truck that had lost it. We both looked at each other, knew that we would have been involved in the accident in some manner, and quickly gave thanks that He, once again, was with us, protecting us, and saving us from harm. Soon we were back on the road, in our own lane and arrived at our destination,with two hearts full of gratitude for the Spirit, for prayers, and Father's protection. Another miracle.
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