Day 25: A Kind Taxi Driver

Today I woke up anxious because I knew I was going to have to travel down to the south of the city by myself. There aren't rickshaws down south; there are only taxis. And taxis tend to be harder to get. So I prayed all morning that the Lord would make my travel smooth and that He would provide rickshaws, taxis, and trains and helpful people in case I got in a pickle and had no idea what to do (which still happens more often than I'd like). So I get to the train station and get my ticket like normal with no problem. I got on the right train and even got a seat! (This is a small miracle when traveling down south on the train in the morning.) I arrived at the train station and kept praying that a taxi would come because I wasn't sure how to get to the college from the station. For about 5 minutes no taxis were coming, and I was starting to get anxious because I didn't want to be late. So I finally ask a guy, probably looking desperate, who tells me he's not done with his customer and he's sorry. About 1 minute later he calls me over and tells me to get in because I'm on the way to where he's taking his current customer. I was a little skeptical because taxi drivers are stereotypically the worst about trying to cheat you out of money. However, I was desperate and had been praying, so I just hopped in and prayed that the Lord would make this man (and his other customers in the backseat) treat me right. It was a surprisingly short trip to the college, so when we pulled up I asked him how much and he said, "Whatever." I was thoroughly confused because that has NEVER happened to me before. So I asked for the meter card and he said, "No, no madam, just whatever." So I handed him a 10 rupee bill, which isn't much, so I figured he was going to name a ridiculously high price and I was going to have to haggle and still end up getting cheated. BUT he just took the 10 and said, "Okay Madam." I was so in shock and confused as I got out of the car and walked in that it wasn't until I was inside that I realized I had only given him 10 rupees. I immediately was wishing I could go back and give him more. What a huge blessing and answer to prayer that man was! And again I was overwhelmed by how God is intricately involved in the details. 

(It wasn't this exact taxi, but it looked like this.)