Monday, December 24, 2007

Our Christmas Eve Blessing...

...came in the form of an off duty border patrol agent. Here's the story:

Tabitha was working today at Great Harvest Bread. A regular, everyday family came in to purchase their bread for the holiday about an hour before the store was closing. While eating his sample of bread the Father of this family turned around and looked out the business window out into the parking lot. The next thing the GH bread workers saw this man say a few swear words and bolt out the door. They didn't know what in the world was happening and had to wait for his return (as did his family).

Upon his return this off duty border patrol agent said he saw a man looking into the store with tatoos on his face. These were not ordinary tattoos, they were tattoos that were linked to a gang from Honduras. A gang that is notorious for robbery and killing at random. This off duty border patrol agent was not able to catch the man so he called the Bellingham police who stayed nearby to monitor the store to make sure he didn't return. All the GH workers received police escorts to the cars tonight.

You can bet we all hugged Tabitha a bit tighter when she came home tonight after having a wonderful Christmas Eve with Josh's family. Tonight we are grateful to our Heavenly Father by placing this border patrol agent in this Great Harvest store today and protecting our daughter and the other workers.

Have a wonderful Christmas!!! Hug your kids a bit tighter!

6 comments:

Lisa said...

Glad everything turned out fine but how scary!

Catherine said...

You truly did have a Christmas Miracle and Blessing! Thanking God tonight, for sure!

Unknown said...

That's a scary story!

Kay said...

What a story! Thank goodness and the Lord, that precious Tabitha is still with us!

Christie said...

Wow she was in good hands that night!

Cassie said...

OMG thank goodness everything is ok.