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On Aug. 26, we celebrated 75 years of service at Stuartburn Gospel Chapel, where I spent my teen years. I was with an elderly couple; we’d just left St. Pierre when we heard a dragging noise.

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On Aug. 26, we celebrated 75 years of service at Stuartburn Gospel Chapel, where I spent my teen years. I was with an elderly couple; we’d just left St. Pierre when we heard a dragging noise.

Mr. Blatz stepped out and announced, “It’s a flat tire!”

We had no sooner stopped than a red sports car made a U-turn and came up behind us. He changed the tire in no time, which would have taken a long time if Mr. Blatz had to do it.

We said God sent an angel, and Mrs. Blatz told the young fellow, “You’re a Godsend!”

It’s good to see there are still kind people in the world.

— Kathleen Harris

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