luggage, food & security: st james caring

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Your story helps to support faith which "first timers" need to hear and
carry within.

----- Original Message -----
From: "pieter pannevis" <pieterpannevisaGMX.NET>
To: <GOCAMINOaPETE.URI.EDU>
Sent: Tuesday, March 30, 2004 5:27 AM
Subject: Re: luggage, food & security: st james caring


> Dear all,
>  Just another wonderful story:
> Walking on my ways in Belgium it was hot and I was very tired. A deserted
> farm came to my rescue. Still furniture inside; I had a comfortable chair
in
> the sun with my feet up on the windowsill. There were traces of vagabond
> frequenting this place, however I put everything off and had a nap. Then I
> continued to the point I thought fit for a camping stop and shopped in a
> store only to find out that I lost my money passport, cards and
everything.
> The nice people of the supermarket gave me all the perishable goods I had
> chosen for free and a telephone card to phone the "gendarmerie". Nothing
was
> found! I was in real trouble. Then I saw a bike- as to trace back my steps
> was too much.... I cycled and cycled, but there was nothing on the
> roadside...the only hope remained with the deserted farm...I entered the
> huge building and went to the window with the chair...there it was all!
>
> Needlessly to say I thanked St James on my knees!
> Coming back to the supermarket; the owner and family were that surprised
and
> interested about my undertaking that they said: just shop around for free
> and say a small prayer for us in Santiago.
>
> The Camino might eventually make a better world!
>
> Pieter-the Netherlands
>
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