Where Angels Walk, by Joan Wester Anderson, Oct 15, 2011
Angels usually do their work anonymously. Life has its coincidences, but many times we are protected by our heavenly guardians, and we don’t even know it. Angie and Andy Linkhart would agree. They recently moved to the Kansas City area, and bought a brand new house in a brand new development.
Angie and Andy were thrilled about being homeowners, and determined to learn all the skills needed to keep their “palace” in great condition. One week Andy was sent on a business trip. A few days after he left, Angie noticed that the lawn needed cutting. Wouldn’t Andy be pleased if he came home and found the task done? Angie had never operated a lawn mower, but how hard could it be? Going out to the garage, she grabbed the gas can and poured gasoline into the lawn mower, just as she had watched Andy do.
Unfortunately, she spilled some on the garage floor. She cleaned it up as best she could, but now—-where to put the soaked rags? And did she get enough up so it would be safe to start her car, or would it ignite? What if Andy drove into the garage over the spill? This good idea was getting complicated.
Angie hadn’t met any of her neighbors yet—and she was feeling a little foolish—so she went inside and phoned her grandmother in Fort Wayne, Indiana, for advice.
Her grandmother, Ilean Park, was not an expert on gasoline either. “I think you should call the fire department, and ask THEM,” she suggested.
“Gram, I’d be embarrassed—what if they came with the sirens and the lights…”
“What if they didn’t, and a fire started?” Ilean countered. Angie agreed.
The firefighters came quietly, reassured Angie that she’d done the right thing, and finished her cleanup. While they were there, one suggested they check the air quality in her new home. Angie agreed.
The firemen were in the house for what seemed like a long time. When they finally came outside, their faces were solemn. “It’s a very good thing we were here,” one told Angie. “You have a severe carbon monoxide leak. We’ve already called your builder—he’s on his way.”
“Carbon monoxide?” Angie was stunned.
The fireman nodded. “God works in mysterious ways,” he told her. “You might have died here alone.”
It was a gift from heaven, Angie and Andrew agreed later, when all was calm again. For who would have anticipated anything like this occurring in a brand new house? Moreover, had Andy spilled the gasoline, he would have cleaned it up properly and gone on his way, and no one would have discovered the leak until something tragic happened.
Some people may think this is a “stretch.” But not Angie’s grandmother. “I am convinced that Angie’s guardian angel was involved in all of that,” says Ilean. “Why else would it have worked out so well?”
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I AM A BELIEVER IN GODS MESSENGERS… I FEEL HER GRANDMA WAS HER GUARDIAN ANGEL THAT TOLD HER TO CALL THE FIRE DEPT.
IT TRULY COULD HAVE BEEN TRAGIC. SO WONDERFUL SHE TRUSTED HER GRANDMA’S ADVICE.
THIS STORY BRING BACK MEMORY OF A DIVINE INTERVENTION I EXPERIENCE MANY YEARS AGO. MY DAUGHTER THEN WAS ABOUT ONE MONTH OLD. SHE WAS IN THE BASINET BESIDE MY BED. DAD HAD LEFT FOR WORK AND WE WERE SLEEPING. I FELT SOMETHING JUMP ON MY BED I OPENED MY EYES AND PEEPED BUT SAW NOTHING. I CLOSED MY EYES AND FELT THE JUMP ONCE AGAIN BUT IT MADE ME BOUNCE IN THE BED. OF COURSE BEING ALARMED,I SAT UP IN THE BED. AFTER SITTING UP I STARTED COUGHING,IT WAS THE SMELL OF GAS. I LOOKED AT MY BABY GIRL AND CHECK TO MAKE CERTAIN SHE WAS OK. I WRAPPED HER UP AND RUN OUTSIDE. AFTER PUTTING HER IN THE CAR, MOVED THE CAR AWAY FROM THE HOUSE. SOMETHING TOLD ME TO GO BACK INTO THE HOUSE. I WAS AFRAID BUT FELT COVERED. AS SOON AS I WALKED BACK INTO THE HOUSE THRU THE BACKDOOR, MY EYES WENT ON THE STOVE. THE BURNER WAS NOT TURNED OFF COMPLETELY.GAS WAS ESCAPING FROM THE STOVE. I OPENED UP THE DOORS TO LET THE SMELL OF GAS CLEAR THE HOUSE. IT WAS THE MONTH OF JANUARY. I KNEW RIGHT AWAY IT WAS OUR GUARDIAN ANGEL THAT SAVED US BECAUSE THE ENTIRE HOUSE WAS GAS. THE HEATING SYSTEM, GAS (FURNACE) WAS ACROSS THE HALL FROM THE KITCHEN. I FEEL THAT THE HOUSE SHOULD HAVE EXPLODED WITH THAT STRONG ORDER OF GAS ESCAPING. THE GAS SHOULD HAVE PUT US INTO A DEEP SLEEP BUT THE PROTECTOR THAT JUMPED ON MY BED WARNED ME TO GET UP. LYING DOWN I WOULD NOT HAVE SMELLED THE GAS ESCAPING IN THE HOUSE. I HELD MY DAUGHTER IN MY ARMS FOR THE REST OF THAT DAY 35 YRS AGO… 35 YRS AGO AND I AM STILL PRAISING GOD FOR HIS ANGEL THAT PROTECTED ME AND MY DAUGHTER. WE ARE STILL HAVING DIVINE INTERVENTIONS TOGETHER AND APART FROM EACH OTHER… IN MY HEART, I BELIEVE IN GOD THE FATHER, SON AND HOLY SPIRIT (ANGELS), AMEN.
I was a teen when I experienced where an angel saved me from going off a cliff to a 50 foot drop after getting thrown off my bike while going down a steep road in Alabama. I didn’t make the narrow turn like my brother and his friend. Instead I kinda ran into a sticker bush, which flung me off my speeding bike. As I went over the edge of the cliff something made my descent slow down and turned me around, just long enough for me to grab the edge of the cliff, so I could get my feet safely back on solid ground. I know without a doubt it was an Angel that saved me. It wouldn’t be the last experience I had with Angels. It’s important we pray and ask for our Angels to help us and others we know in various ways. As nothing is too great, small or impossible for the Lord.
God definitely works in mysterious ways, and we are lucky to have Angels by our sides. Blessings.