An 800 Mile Promise

Somewhere deep within an elusive but bustling metropolis, there sits a young man alone. Strangers pass, as glass clinks and clanks in the background. There is not much more than a dusty bar top in the foreground, marked with various shapes and imperfections from all the patrons who sat there before, each with their own story. Throughout life, we always hear of these individuals. These poor and unfortunate souls, who somehow wound up, at a dim-lit bar so far away from their homes. It’s just some depiction, utilizing imagery for a sense of solitude, or some metaphor for depression, right? Have you ever wondered what you would do if that were ever you? What would you be thinking, at such a desolate point in your life? This is the story of a nineteen year-old, young man, who finds himself in this rumored, desolate and critical place. My name is Austin, and this is my story. Right now, I find myself at the prescribed bar top, in a strange city that I know nothing about, over eight-hundred miles from home. This is the story of how, even 800 miles from home, God reveals himself in the most mysterious of ways.