The Trucker’s Journey

Bob was a truck driver. He logged over 3 million miles in his days behind the wheel. When he retired, Bob worked for a friend of mine. Bob would run errands and pick up needed supplies. My friend that employed Bob is a contagious Christian, so is his wife.

Working for the couple changed Bob. Forever. Bob became a Christ follower in his late years. When Bob became a Christian he thought EVERYONE should become one too. He was on fire. He joined the church that I was fortunate enough to pastor and I baptized him. He was 70 something at the time.

Bob was not long for this earth. Not too long after his conversion it was discovered that he had cancer. I had the privilege of officiating his funeral.

At the service were people from all walks of life. Many of them were truckers like Bob. I spoke of Bob’s conversion and of the change in his life. I spoke of Heaven and of his new home.

Not too many weeks later I ran into a man who knew Bob. He was at the funeral and his spiritual antenna was definitely tuned in, although he was not a Christian. We became friends. Good friends. He became a Christian and is following Christ today. Although I have moved away, we still keep in touch often.

My friend Bob changed the world. There is no telling how many people came to believe in Christ because of Bob. Or was it the couple that he went to work for? Or was it the people that lead them to Christ? Let’s agree to give God the credit. Let’s be contagious Christians.