The Hero of Perry

Jody and Mark after getting Olive going!

We were making our way to Pensacola Florida…has anybody seen the movie “Contact”…just reminded us of that flick. We stopped at a gas station to fill up and attempted to be on our way… emphasis on the word attempted! Olive was tired and would not start. After going through a few the obvious options as to why she didn’t want to move on…she liked it in Perry, she was tired, it was a sunny day and she wanted to suntan…or the starter had given up…we chose the latter. So here we were in the middle of next to nowhere…you know, that place right next to somewhere. But we didn’t panic we know God has our back in all things! I leaned on the side of the bus and said a prayer that He would send us a good man to help out. I was making my way up towards the gas station doors and looked back and Jody had pulled up and was talking to Mark…thanks God! Now Jody was the kindest, most pleasant man…he has an easy manner about him and warm eyes, that make you feel right at home and at ease. He went back to his shop and got his tools and Jody and Mark proceeded to take out the old starter and give it a clean to see if we could get a bit more life out of it. After working on it for a few hours…amidst the laughter and genuine concern, they popped it back in and Olive came to life. We tried to offer a token of our appreciation to Jody for his time and skills but he wouldn’t have it. His mum popped by on her way to a birthday party…a lovely women who raised a wonderful man…good job! Mark and I thought about it later how things seem to be orchestrated. You see…Jody was down that end of town because his buddy had put diesel gas into his gas tank by mistake and only made it a short way down the road before his car died. After helping his friend Jody noticed Mark up to his elbows in the back of Olive and thought to himself that he better see if these folks needed some help. Lucky for us. Thanks again Jody…you really are our Hero of Perry!!