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Diane , a young Christian university student was home for the summer enjoying a much needed break to visit her parents who has stood by her during her time of study. She had gone to visit some friends she went to high school with who lived not far from her one evening. They were having the time of their life sharing experiences of the past year. Time had slipped away and she stayed longer than planned. It was getting dusty dark and they said their goodbye's and she was on her way. Dark was quickly approaching even though she had picked up her pace of walking quickly. It was a small town and very little ever happened in the way of harm so she was not afraid but needless to say she had been gone for a year and it did concern her some. It was only four blocks but sometimes in the dark it could seem like a mile. Diane was a Christian and she kept the good lord close in her heart with prayers. As she walked under all the big elm trees, she prayed and asked Jesus to walk with her and keep her safe. She came upon the alleyway the garbage trucks used and thought, why not it would cut the distance in half. As she got halfway down the alley she noticed a man standing leaning up against a fence rail . To far now to turn back so she continued on with her senses telling her to become uneasy of this sight, so she prayed again for protection from this sight. Right then she felt as though someone was walking with her. She walked right passed the ragged dirty man while he looked her up and down and reached the end of the alley. The man never made a move and even looked like her was concerned somewhat. Diane continued on her way, another two blocks and up the steps and through the front door where her parents hugged her and had dinner waiting. The next day she picked up the paper and there on the front page a girl just a little older than her was raped, beaten and left in the same alley about 30 minutes after she walked through there. Feeling overwhelmed by this tragedy and the fact that it could have been her, she begin to weep, thanking God for seeing her safely home. Then her thoughts turned to the man she also saw in that alley. She knew she had to go to the police and report what she saw to help them find who did this to this girl. If this was the man she felt sure she could recognize him. As she told her story to detectives she looked ever so slowly at mug shots to see if she could help identify him. She hadn't gone through three pages when there he was, plain as day, it was him, the one she saw in that dark alley. The detectives went out, found him, arrested him, He wasn't far from the station. As they brought him for questioning they walked right past where she was sitting and she seen him. When the man was told he was seen in that alley a few minutes before he committed his crime, he broke down and confessed. The detectives thanked Diane for what she did to help solve this crime and asked if there was any thing else she would like to add or any questions before she left. She asked if one of the detectives would ask the man one question. She said I am curious to know why he had not attacked her but waited for another. When the man was asked that question his reply was.......she was not alone there were two big husky men with her, one on each side as they passed me. How many of us take time to pray for help when we need it? God has multitudes of angels just waiting to help us when danger is close by. All it takes is a sincere prayer asking for him to intervene. Not only in danger but in any thing we face that may be bigger than us. He promised to be there, he will not let you walk through it alone. All it takes is a little prayer.
