When Alaskans Margaret and Richard...
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When Alaskans Margaret and Richard Louie came to Ann Arbor, Michigan, in April 2000, they were strangers. While on a business trip to London, Richard, 49, a British Petroleum-Amoco computer scientist, had suffered a massive stroke that paralyzed his right side and robbed him of his speech. They had come to the University of Michigan Hospital in search of the most aggressive rehabilitation they could find. Even though they were low on funds because neither had worked for months, Margaret finally decided to have her hair cared for. While at Marty's Family Hair Care in Ann Arbor, Margaret felt so comfortable with her assigned hairdresser, J.J. Douglas, that she began to share her story of woes. After Margaret had been back at her room for not more than 45 minutes, Douglas was on the phone telling her that the Louies could use her car while in Ann Arbor.
Douglas has only one car and now must car-pool in order to make it to her job. She now has to come in at about 7:30 a.m. instead of 10 or 11 when she has her first appointment. And even though this arrangement has lasted for months, she simply says, "It's a minor inconvenience. Big whup."
An incident such as this, which makes the newspapers, ought to be a regular part of life for a Christian. Our text encourages us to show such hospitality to strangers, remembering Abraham whose guests were angels.
Douglas has only one car and now must car-pool in order to make it to her job. She now has to come in at about 7:30 a.m. instead of 10 or 11 when she has her first appointment. And even though this arrangement has lasted for months, she simply says, "It's a minor inconvenience. Big whup."
An incident such as this, which makes the newspapers, ought to be a regular part of life for a Christian. Our text encourages us to show such hospitality to strangers, remembering Abraham whose guests were angels.
