Hey, Over Here! {Insp}

"Hey, Over Here!"

This occurred in Valantines, Virginia, in November of 1984.
It was the day before Thanksgiving. I had no job, no money, and a
wife and three children. I helped the elderly lady out next door all the
time doing odd jobs and things.
I wanted to go hunting and bring home a turkey, or something special
for Thanksgiving, but I had no gun. So I asked Ms. Morre if I could use
one of the ones she had over the mantel by the fireplace and she let me.
I left in the afternoon, and started walking into the woods. I had
walked for hours and it had started to snow and was getting dark. I knew I
needed to turn around and go back but I was lost. It was getting darker
and the snow was falling harder and I was becoming scared.
I came upon a creek and knew I had to cross but it was too deep and
cold. I found a stick and put the gun against the tree and started probing
the creek... nothing... it was way too deep and I was freezing. I was so
scared.
All of a sudden I heard a man say, "Hey, over here." I looked up and
he was waving to me to follow him. I turned around and grabbed the shotgun
and when I turned back he was gone -- not a sound.
I walked to where he was and there was a shallow rock bed, so I went
across and up the hill. Amazingly, I was home.
I took the shotgun back to Ms. Morre and I couldn't believe my eyes.
There was a picture of the same man who had waved to me and given me
directions back home. I asked where he was and she said he had been dead
for 10 years. I was shocked.
That angel brought me home and saved my life. It snowed over 3 feet that
night.
The next morning the people at church came to our home with more food
than you could imagine.
-- Sam Watkins, Virginia
Received on Sun Nov 25 21:53:47 2007