After a busy and cold winter, my friends and I decided to relax ourselves and head for a soothing road trip. We were really excited and had multiple plans and ideas for our upcoming trip. In the end, we all decided to take a few days road trip from Columbus to Washington, DC for two days. After that, we changed our course to Baltimore for a day, and then we headed to Philadelphia for another day. Finally we headed to Pittsburgh as our last destination and returned to Columbus on the next day.
I still remember how exciting we were on the road heading to DC until someone found out that we were almost running out of gas. We were in the middle of nowhere on the highway with the “low fuel” light blinking. Upon checking the GPS and our phones for the nearest petrol station, it was miles away. And without knowing how long our remaining fuel might last, we were terrified. With no choice, we drove to the nearest petrol station we could find crossing our fingers and praying to our Lord to provide fuel for us. To our dismay, it was a family operated small petrol station and most importantly it was closed.
Our hearts sank as we turned off our car engine to save fuel in the wintery cold night. Stuck in our car, the only thing most of us could do was to pray. The other nearest station was around 15 miles away and we had no idea whether our fuel could even last that long. Battling between the thoughts of gambling we had enough fuel or to call 911, one of our friends suggested we should ask the neighbors for advices.
As a last resort, our driver head to one of the neighbors and knocked on their doors desperately. The man that answered the door was surprisingly friendly and told you we will have at least two gallons of fuel and the nearest petrol station is within our reach. Finally, we made it to the nearest operating gas station with little fuel. It reminds me of one story from the Bible, which was Jesus feeding five thousand people with only five loaves of bread and two fish. God will always provide and protect us in all circumstances.
Overall, the journey was relaxing and inspiring with great experiences of how mighty our God is. We were astonished on how beautiful the world that was created by our God is with all these great sceneries and views. We really had fun during this road trip relaxing, conversing many topics about god and listening to worship songs. It definitely strengthens the relationship between our friends and with our God.