“Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.”  ( Hebrews 13:2 )

Around January of 1974 my insurance company transferred me to our new office in Littleton, Colorado.  Living in Colorado was a blast for our family.  My wife, Clara, had taken a job at Denver Children’s Hospital in downtown Denver.  She was working for the chief cardiovascular surgeon, Dr. George Pappas, as his secretary and assistant.   It was a very exciting, though stressful position.

 

In the summer of 1976 the hospital was hosting a cardiovascular surgery conference.  Clara was in charge of working out all the details for this event.  A rather famous Indian heart surgeon had been invited to be the primary speaker.  It was Clara’s job to obtain a copy of the Indian physician’s background and education, a resume if you will.  Everything was going smoothly until she received a faxed copy of the doctor’s information.

 

On the morning of the conference she was preparing to make copies of the speaker’s resume when she discovered that the document was in a foreign language.  She was unable to identify his education or anything else about him.  She could find no one in the hospital who could translate for her.  This dilemma would be very embarrassing to all concerned if not worked out.

Running out of time, Clara walked down the hall to a break room in search of someone to help her.  Suddenly a woman tapped her on her shoulder.  Clara turned around to see a young Indian woman, dressed  in her Sari, complete with her Bindi on her forehead.  In broken English the woman ask Clara if she could be of assistance.  Showing her the doctor’s papers she inquired if the mystery lady could translate it into English.  “Of course”, she replied, and proceeded to do so.

 

Clara thanked the mystery lady repeatedly, explaining that she had just saved her day.  Then she ran back to her office to retype the resume and make copies of it, just in the nick of time.  The conference was a success, thanks in part to this Indian lady.  Clara tried to find her to express her appreciation again, but she had disappeared.  She was never seen again.

 

Clara had prayed that God would send someone to help with her insurmountable problem.  Did God respond by sending an angel in the proper attire to help her?  After all, He does promise to answer prayers.