{"id":1953936,"date":"2023-06-22T09:37:14","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T13:37:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/when-womans-car-breaks-down-at-chick-fil-a-staff-turns-restaurant-into-repair-shop-and-that-was-just-the-beginning\/"},"modified":"2023-06-22T09:39:23","modified_gmt":"2023-06-22T13:39:23","slug":"when-womans-car-breaks-down-at-chick-fil-a-staff-turns-restaurant-into-repair-shop-and-that-was-just-the-beginning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/when-womans-car-breaks-down-at-chick-fil-a-staff-turns-restaurant-into-repair-shop-and-that-was-just-the-beginning\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman&#8217;s car breaks down at Chick-fil-A, staff transforms restaurant into repair shop. And it doesn&#8217;t stop there."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fwhen-womans-car-breaks-down-at-chick-fil-a-staff-turns-restaurant-into-repair-shop-and-that-was-just-the-beginning%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1953936&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>When Woman&#8217;s Car Breaks Down at Chick-fil-A, Staff Turns Restaurant Into Repair Shop and That Was Just the Beginning<\/h2>\n<p>Just when everything was going wrong for Catherine Serra, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/flashback-police-officer-discovers-young-man-walking-to-work-offers-him-life-changing-gift\/\" title=\"Flashback: Police Officer Discovers Young Man Walking to Work, Offers Him Life-Changing Gift\">young man<\/a> in a red shirt appeared. Then another showed up. And another.<\/p>\n<p>In the end, what seemed like a ruined day turned into an opportunity to tell the world how <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-life-pregnancy-center-gets-last-laugh-brutal-firebombing-meant-evil-god-used-good\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">God<\/a> helped her out of a tight spot.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLemme tell you a story about God\u2019s provision (and the good people of Chick-fil-A Branson!)\u201d Serra <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=10160816897585420&#038;set=a.123027255419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">posted<\/a>\u00a0on Facebook June 8.<\/p>\n<p>Serra said she and her daughter, Janey Lucas, had driven clear across Missouri from their home near St. Louis so Janey could take a tour at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/tiny-christian-college-goes-offensive-biden-tries-forcing-female-students-share-dorm-rooms-even-showers-men\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">College of the Ozarks<\/a>, which is just next door to Branson in Point Lookout.<\/p>\n<p>Since they were only seven minutes from their destination, she said, they figured they had time to stop at Chick-fil-A for a quick lunch.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe made it to the very front of the drive thru and my van literally died right there completely blocked in,\u201d Serra wrote in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/photo?fbid=10160816897585420&#038;set=a.123027255419\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook post<\/a> about the incident.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI panicked a little and said a little prayer, got out of my car and told the car behind me and the worker by my window that my car died and I didn\u2019t know what to do.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fortunately, she had picked the right restaurant at which to break down.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/when-womans-car-breaks-down-at-chik-fil-a-staff-turns-restaurant-into-repair-shop-and-that-was-just-the-beginning\/\" title=\"Woman's car breaks down at Chik-fil-A, staff transforms restaurant into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ca-churches-finally-got-help-from-scotus-and-it-was-a-huge-blow-to-gavin-newsom\/\" title=\"CA Churches Finally Got Help from SCOTUS and It Was a Huge Blow to Gavin Newsom\">repair shop<\/a>. And it doesn&#8217;t stop there.&#8221;>nice young employee calmly told<\/a> me he\u2019d help me push my car over to the side to get out of the way,\u201d Serra said.<\/p>\n<p>Serra called her husband, but couldn\u2019t reach him because he was in a meeting. He couldn\u2019t have done much anyway, as Serra was hours away from home.<\/p>\n<p>Within minutes, though, she said, a manager came out to check on her. \u201cI told him we were traveling and I wasn\u2019t sure what to do and I was waiting to hear from my husband,\u201d Serra wrote.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA few minutes later the owner came out and I told him why we were there and he ran inside to get one of his employees, who used to be a mechanic.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>That employee was facilities manager Brigham Barnes.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithin 10 minutes [Barnes] had diagnosed the problem and ordered a new alternator for my van,\u201d she wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Not only that, she said, the store owner, Kevin Hutcheson, arranged a ride for Serra and her daughter for their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/conflict-interest-bidens-granddaughter-tours-college-paid-handsomely\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">college tour<\/a>. He even called the admissions office to keep them advised of the situation.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, she marveled, \u201cthey literally sat and fixed my car for us (for free) in the parking lot while we did our tour.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other workers in the restaurant, aware of her predicament, stopped to comment on the progress of the work, rejoicing with them when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/when-womans-car-breaks-down-at-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/babylon-bee-slams-nyt-after-being-called-far-right-misinformation-site\/\" title=\"Babylon Bee Slams NYT After Being Called \u2018Far-Right Misinformation Site\u2019\">chick-fil-<\/a>a-staff-turns-restaurant-into-repair-shop-and-that-was-just-the-beginning\/&#8221; title=&#8221;Woman&#8217;s car breaks down at Chick-fil-A, staff transforms restaurant into repair shop. And it doesn&#8217;t stop there.&#8221;>engine finally turned<\/a> over.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were in a crisis and the whole store cheered us on while helping us out of the goodness of their hearts,\u201d Serra said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd everybody that we were on the college tour with \u2026 they were all excited for the story, too,\u201d she told the Western Journal.<\/p>\n<p>Afterward, Serra could hardly believe what had happened.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am still in awe of the Lord\u2019s goodness today and am so thankful He put me where He did when my car went kaput,\u201d she wrote in her Facebook post.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThank you, Branson CFA for being the hands and feet [of Jesus].\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The store owner, Kevin Hutcheson, told the Western Journal his staff has often had occasion to push a stalled car, offer a jump-start or even put out the occasional <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/firefighters-dish-damning-info-electric-vehicles-biden-buckles-green-agenda\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">engine fire<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Circumstances lined up that day to allow them to help Serra in a unique way, Hutcheson said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe can\u2019t fix every car in the drive-through,\u201d he said. \u201cWe just happen to have a really unique opportunity to meet a need right where we were.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe really just know that people end up in our parking lot for a reason,\u201d he said. \u201cSometimes it\u2019s to have a great meal and sometimes when they try to leave, we need to help them out with something.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe were excited to be able to jump in and help out.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/womans-car-breaks-chik-fil-staff-turns-restaurant-repair-shop-just-beginning\/\">When Woman&#8217;s Car Breaks Down at Chick-fil-A, Staff Turns Restaurant Into Repair Shop and That Was Just the Beginning<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catherine Serra&#8217;s unfortunate day took a turn when a young man in a red shirt appeared, followed by two more. Despite the initial chaos, this unexpected encounter became an opportunity for Catherine to share how God rescued her. &#8220;Let me share a tale of divine intervention,&#8221; she exclaimed, grateful for the unexpected assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2022,"featured_media":1953937,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1953936","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953936","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2022"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1953936"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1953936\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1953937"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1953936"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1953936"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1953936"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}