When you travel the world you discover helpful people.

A few days ago the manager who served breakfast at our hotel packed four of us an entire lunch—before the restaurant even opened—when all we asked for was a piece of fruit. Along with apples and bananas, he added sandwiches, muffins and bottled water.

While on a tour in a crowded marketplace in Morocco, an experienced local kept his eye on our group, fending off potential problems, including potholes and pickpockets.

Later that day, a gentleman selling trinkets on the street spotted our mis-parked bus and led us to the right location. He smiled and waved as he pointed the way.

The Scriptures tells us that one gives freely, yet grows all the richer…(Proverbs 11:24).

I don’t believe any of these men hold great wealth, but all three gave freely to me, a stranger, in some way this past week.

I can’t help but believe they’re are richer for it—I know I am.

Camino de Santiago 2023

Photo of our Moroccan minder keeping watch