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I was stationed at FLW in 2008-2010, while I was there my son played little league football. There was another parent that I would talk to during our sons practice, he would talk to me about attending church and I would always have an excuse of why I and my family could not attend (Smh). I told him that I do love GOD and that I am confused as to why GOD loves me so much after a wild and crazy life and bad decision making that I should not even be alive. I also informed him that it’s weird to me that everywhere I go Afghanistan, Iraq, WOCS, sports etc.. That there is always a Devout Christian near me and we end up becoming good friends. He told me why that is, it’s because GOD has a plan for you that is why you are here, he is watching over your life keeping you from death. He said GOD is showing you  that he is always with you and he dispatches his Angels to be in your life, he said it’s no coincidence that you are surrounded by Christians everywhere you go. I felt it in my heart when he was telling me, but did not acknowledge this to him. That night I went home and told my wife about it and she said ..."MAYBE" I don’t know. I said I’m not 100% sure either. So a couple months later my wife was working at a group home, upon her way home she caught a flat tire and I was at work in a meeting I had my cell phone on silent. I never got her call for distress; she was worried it was a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon. She began to stress very hard as cars passed her by with no offer for help. She said she prayed to GOD for help (at the time my wife had very little faith but she prayed anyways), another car was approaching and she looked the man square in his eyes as he passed by a few minutes later he returned and said "I'm sorry ma'am, I was going to keep going but GOD told me you better turn around, do you need any help?" She said no I can’t let you mess up your white suit and white shoes he said " No I’m going to obedient to GOD and I can replace or fix this suit and shoes, I can’t fix being disobedient to GOD". A few moments later another car approached and another man stopped to help she recognized this church going gentlemen from our son's football practice, and then a minute or so later another church going gentlemen stopped to help my wife asked "are you guys coming from the same church or something?" they all replied "NO", the gentlemen from football practice smiled and said "this is where GOD wants you to be and it’s no coincidence that we all happen to be passing by at the same time!" , my wife said I believe you because my husband just bought these tires brand new a week ago she started crying heavily, the 3 gentlemen began to pray with her, for her and her family. When she came home she was excited and told me about what had just happened. She said you that one guy who you always talk to at Tyler's football practice I said yeah "MR. Charles" she said he was one of the people who helped me, I smiled and said Wow what are the chances the same guy who is trying to get us to go to church ends up helping my wife on the side of the road" I said remember when he said "GOD puts his people in our lives for a reason". I said "I never called him before, let me call him and tell him thanks!" when I called he instantly knew it was me, and said "I knew you would call, I think GOD has shown you something today" I agreed totally 100%. So me and my family started attending AGAPE that following week, and MR Charles became Pastor Charles Howard to my family. About a month later me and a co-worker were going to lunch discussing GOD and when we got to the food court we passed by a concession stand with a guy I used to see every day at the gym he used to ask me everyday "where you steal that name Hood from as he rode the exercise bike 100 mph". He was reading the Bible I tapped my friend on the shoulder and said "look man GOD's everywhere" He said "yeah I got to read the word every day, I feel like I’m starving without it daily". We had a small discussion about GOD and church, I said "brother... I can’t wait to tell you one of my testimonies of GOD'S greatness", he said "I can’t wait to hear all about GOD's work". Excitedly, I began to tell him the story you just read (If you ever met me you know I'm pretty animated so I reenact the story as I’m telling it lol).  He sat there with a huge smile and listened with his face just lit up with happiness. After I described my wife’s depiction of the 3 gentlemen to Brother Hood.... I explained that how the one brother had on an all white suit with some clean shoes "I think they were Stacey Adams" I said, I said "I wish I could just thank them and explain to them the testimony of their help". Brother Hood looked at me with tears in his eyes and said "Brother those weren't Stacey Adams I was wearing that day they were .... ....  (Another shoe company), I instantly broke out in tears in the middle of the food court and didn't care who was watching. My coworker started to cry too he said wow that powerful you see how GOD aligned everything from the start to this very moment I smiled and cracked a joke and said "that’s just GOD showing off again how mighty he truly is lol". We then bowed our heads and said a prayer thanking GOD for one of his many lessons and blessings and that he gives us every day. I tell you now I testify there is NO COINCEDENCE with GOD it’s his plan... I’m crying now just thinking about it...Sorry so long guys... but I have to explain in detail so you can see as my testimonies all will tie in together and remind us just HOW POWERFULL GOD IS! HOW LOVING GOD IS! And HE HAS A PLAN FOR EACH AND EVERY ONE OF US!!