A Home Away from Home

Last night Benedict was at the Takeaway/Restaurant waiting for workers from ZESCO (the power company) to come to fix a big problem. He started talking to one of the big truck drivers who was from Botswana. The man said that a few nights before he had planned to stop for the night at our place, but there were so many trucks, he didn’t think there would be room, so he kept going on.

The first praise is that we have so many trucks coming to park for the night!

He went on to say that he had emptied his load, and on the way back, he knew that he had to stop at the Hope Takeaway. He said that this is like his home!

The second praise is that because of the atmosphere, and the warm welcome many truck drivers feel that this is a safe and good place to stop!

Isn’t it amazing how God works? If we had opened a restaurant for just people traveling on the road, or people in the community, we would not have been successful. But God led us to make a truck stop that was clean, safe, and free of many of the temptations that truckers face on their long trips. Only God knew that that was what we needed and what these drivers needed.