I did not mention this in the last post because it is on a very different note. You should read the last post first. As I was leaving Plitvice NP on Sunday the underside of my car hit something and within a minute the hydraulic fluid had all leaked out. Immediately memories hit me like a tidal wave of all that had happened in Krakow (the negative end) and I allowed myself to be overwhelmed with worries about what I was going to do. The entire drive back to where I was staying I fretted over every possible scenario. This in the midst of meeting such incredible people and having just visited the awe inspiring Plitvice. Instead of trusting God and choosing to block these worries I allowed them to pummel me. I asked the people I was staying with to help me find a repair shop and immediately they began thinking of what they could do. They also told me to spend time with them watching television instead of staying in my room worrying (they only said the first part). Later in the evening the boyfriend of the daughter and his father came and tried to diagnose the problem. They went and bought hydraulic fluid and then put it in to determine where the leak was. All of this late in the evening on a Sunday. I could tell they wanted desperately for me not to have to go and pay for expensive repairs. When we discovered it did need the repair shop they were dissapointed to not be able to fix it for me. I was shown where the repair shop was so could go there the next morning (Monday). It is incredible to experience support from total strangers in these moments. It is a jolting reminder of the care and attention my savior pays to my life. Before going to sleep I once again allowed myself to be pummeled with worries about what could and might go wrong. I would stop dwelling on it for a short time before letting the thoughts come again in waves.

The next morning I headed off somewhat relieved after sleeping but also that I had a plan. The concern and support of the family I was staying with also lifted my spirits. I arrived to the repair shop shortly after eight but had to wait for quite a while to be signed in. Work began on my car rather quickly but was not completed until after 2pm that afternoon. This was the result of them not having some part or another on hand. I had settled into a book that made me laugh uproariously (unusual for me) in a number of places and so I hardly was aware of the passing time. I was content knowing that the problem was being fixed. When all was complete I was amazed to discover that the mechanic charged for only an hour of labor and had found a good used part to replace what was needed. A brand new part would have cost three times as much and in this case it was considerable. I had prayed that someone with integrity would fix my car and in the short time speaking with him this man proved to be just that. When I left the shop I was so overwhelmed at how God had orchestrated everything for me despite my worrying and distrust. I felt his love and care so strongly in that drive back. There is no part of my life that he does not care for and will not support me in. I also felt strongly that I can never come close to loving him in the fullness that he loves me. That is a hard realization to have to swallow. It is a definite hit to the old pride to realize that I can never be so faithful to him as he is to me. It is nice to think that I am strong and will not allow worry to overwhelm me but this is not so. That is not the last time I will fight and lose against it. How refreshing to know in that that my Savior is with me for all eternity and his love and faithfulness will never change.