Many of you who have stood at the vigil site have probably seen him. He is an elderly man in a red Cadillac. He always waves and smiles when he drives by, and often he stops to talk to the prayer volunteer. He may even ask if you need anything (water, etc).
Here are two of the stories shared by volunteers about their encounter with this sweet man.
Today, Sonia and I were standing at the site, and she told me about one of her hours out there where two different people were ugly to her as they drove by - one even making a point to stop, roll down their window and give her a frown and a thumbs-down. She was hurt by this, and even got a little teary-eyed. A few minutes later, the elderly man drove by and stopped, rolled down his window and said, "thank you". His simple words were enough to give her encouragement after the previous ugliness she had experienced.
A few minutes after she told me that story, our angel drove up in his Cadillac and handed us each a small, silver crucifix. What a blessing :)
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