Lot's of U turns

Today, we did our usual deliveries.Again, this was a day of firsts. We ended up having only one youth this time!!
We also finally met a lady I had been hearing about for a long time. She pan handles at the corner of 175 and 1. Her husband is in the hospital and he is not expected to recover. When we passed by the intersection, we were heading to our usual first stop and I spotted her. Anne had described her to me and there was no doubt who this was. I was not sure how long she would be there, usually we return to that intersection at the end of our day, so I did the first of what would be many U turns.
Luckley, the light was red when we stopped at the intersection. I called our her name, and told her I was a friend of Anne. We gave her a couple of bags of food and I asked about her husband. She said he was not doing all that well. Her eyes were so tired looking and sad. I can't imagine what she is going through. She wears a cross around her neck and I told her we put different verses in the food bags and told her that God is here and He will speak to you through those verses. She really appreciated the food, the brief converstation and the mention of God.Unfortunately, the light changed. You know, the lights on that corner take so long to change when we are trying to get someplace. This time, it seemed to change in about 5 seconds. Talk about putting things in perspective!! Before we left, I reached out and held her hand for just a few seconds and told her we love her and we would be praying for her and her husband. I felt so bad that we had to leave.
Now we are going in the opposite direction we need to travel, so we do another U Turn. On the way through the intersection, we see a couple that we normally see at the hotel they live in. They are so sweet and they usually remember when we are doing the deliveries and wait for us at their room, they must not be used to our Thursday deliveries. So, to get to them I need to make another U turn (this one is not totally legal, I would have had to drive half way into Columbia otherwise). When we get back to the intersection, I leaned out the window to wave her over. There is a guy selling roses there and he gets all excited thinking I want one. I wave him off and point to our homeless friend and she lights up. Immediately, she says, "Oh yeah, it is Thursday!" It is nice to be expected.
We usually give them several meals because they hand them out to others at the hotel. This place is a bit creepy and it is cool to think they are an extension of our efforts. The issue is, do we give them a bunch of meals right here in the median or leave them at the hotel? She asks if we can give them a lift to the hotel. That is a great idea, but that requires another U turn in tons of traffic.
When we get them to the hotel, I ask her to make sure when she gives these extra meals out to tell them about Jesus and the Day Center. She agrees and gives us hugs. They are a very nice couple.
We now go to our normal first delivery and yes that requires another U turn. I am getting dizzy with all the turns. He is not at camp and I am getting worried. The youth and I decide to pray over his campsite for safety and protection.Off to our last stop, to get here it only requires a difficult left turn!! No one is there so we leave food near the tents.
Our lesson for this delivery - We all must be ready to adapt to the needs and circumstances God puts us in. This may require unplanned U turns and tricky left turns. I like that about God, He is always up to something and we need to be ready to adapt and join him.