God does answer your prayers!

I didn't blog about this earlier, because I didn't know the full story until a little while ago: yesterday afternoon, shortly before we left for the Sunday evening service I was scheduled to preach in Lagos, Dr. Yomi had a 'nudge' from the Holy Spirit about us going, and possible danger. He immediately stopped what he was doing and prayed for God's protection and intervention for us and our travels through the incredibly congested streets of the city that night.

No problems going to church - in fact, the traffic was much lighter than the night before. I preached and prayed for those who responded, and we headed back to our hotel. Then, about halfway there, the driver of the car loaned to us by one of Yomi's dear friends became agitated, and informed Dr. Yomi that the clutch had gone out on the car, meaning he could only continue driving in one gear. To make matters worse, this happened on a very long bridge that connects "Lagos Island" to the mainland of Nigeria, and I learned today that this stretch of road can be very dangerous for breakdowns, because of criminals who pass thru that area. We managed to continue driving in one gear for probably over an hour before the car finally died about 4-5 blocks from our hotel!

Dr. Yomi quickly summoned a driver from the hotel to pick me up while he remained with the car until a friend arrived, but I didn't learn the whole story until today. I know this was only an answer to prayers - not only Yomi's, but also those of CLCers who no doubt prayed for me on Sunday morning, just a few hours prior to the incident. Thank you & thank God for His grace!