Man Gets Strong Urge To Pick Up Hitchhiker - Later, Their Tearful Connection Explains Everything

Dec 04, 2018 by apost team

The Camp Fire has devastated California’s once pristine forests. Forced to flee at a moment’s notice as flames consume their homes and worldly possession, dozens of residents have died and hundreds more are missing in the most destructive fire in the state’s history.

Despite the destruction, stories have emerged of people banding together to help one another. These stories are full of compassion and hope as residents of the area, sometimes complete strangers, lend each other a helping hand. One such story centers around Greg Beyelia. 

Greg knew that he was lucky, having escaped the fire that claimed so many lives. Driving down a highway near Chico, Greg spotted a man, a total stranger, walking down the road and offered him a ride. Speaking with KXTV, Greg confessed that he didn’t know why he offered the stranger a ride, saying, “Something told me, I think God told me, let this guy have a ride."

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The man on the highway was Wayne Williamson. Wayne was walking to Chico from Yuba City for a job interview after his company was destroyed in the fire. Preoccupied with his difficult situation, at first Wayne didn’t even notice Greg as the Good Samaritan offered him a ride in his car.

After he hopped in, Wayne and Greg started talking and realized that they had a great deal in common.

Both men had just escaped the Camp Fire and were residents of Paradise. Recognizing Wayne’s plight, Greg drove him all the way to his job interview in Chico. Bonding over the loss of their homes and the traumatic situation they faced, Greg waited for Wayne to complete his interview and then bought the man lunch.

As their day came to a close, Greg suggested that they exchange phone numbers to keep in touch but was told that Wayne had lost his phone in the chaotic evacuation. Unphased, Greg bought Wayne a new phone.

Greg later told reporters that he didn’t care about the money. All that mattered to him was that he and Wayne were both still alive despite the horror of the wildfires. Wayne couldn’t believe the compassion Greg demonstrated on that dusty highway road to Chico.

Taking to Facebook, Wayne told friends about the interaction, writing, “I’ll never forget today and your kindness. It brought tears to my eyes and opened my heart.”

Wayne felt that their interaction was guided by fate, adding that he was amazed that Greg, as an individual who himself had just lost so much, could take the time to care for others. Ever humble, Greg says that he was just doing what others would do for him, telling of how a woman gave him a ride after his car ran out of gas during the evacuation. Happily, Wayne was later offered the job he interviewed for and is now looking forward to moving on from the life-shattering blaze.

What do you think of Greg and Wayne’s story? Has a complete stranger ever helped you in a difficult time in your life? Let us know in the comments and pass this heartwarming story along to your friends and family!