Ron Clark

UPDATE ON Jan 29 2019 on "MARC CHARIOT en BOLS" ALIS "Charlie Boy". Read the above posts to glean all available details of "Charlie Boy" and my encounter with him, Thanks
Recounting all night long where Marc might spend the night, I headed out about 7:00am this morning with renewed desire to visit more with Marc again. I had dreamed up a way I might approach him without drawing out hostility if he would overlook the day before, if I could find him at all. I had been praying that God would lead me to him. As I drove West toward where he might stay the night, I began to polish what I might say to make up for the bad encounter the day before. I settled on a simple apology then talk about 5 riddles and offer money if needed to here me out. My first would be about "Desert Pet" I am sure most have heard this one about a Desert Nomad that kept a jug of water by a well in the desert full of water with a note that ask everyone to have faith and put the water in the well to prime the pump and resist the desire to drink the water. Then fill the jug for the next weary traveler. Having worked with pumps, I  have gained  knowledge of water wells like this that have a dry leather at the bottom of the pump but above the water level several feet to keep the sand in a well from eating on the leather all the time. If you do not have any water, you can put a small amount of sand into the pump and pump it to soften up the dry leather much like the water does. The scenario here is to get Living Water just look around there is sand everywhere, much as God is around us all the time. My hopes of this being a Great day just picked up as I spotted Marc pushing his cart up the road and passed by and went a little ways ahead to pull over and give him room to be able to stop safely. I waited to exit the car until it looked safe and got out. I started to make my apology but was cut short with language that would make a sailor blush. As he passed I said I can't give up on wanting to talk a spell so I tried the same again without success. With this being my third try, I decided I had put him to enough grief and let him rush into a Supermarket and disappear. I took a last picture of his Beautiful Wooden Cart and returned home. I can only pray that he will think of the kindness in my eyes on the second day, realize it was a desire to help him unload the burden he carries and that i may have planted a seed that someone will water in days to come. I will pray for Marc until I get peace or read on some blog that he has reached his "last day as a satisfied man"

I hope you all will take interest in this and other weary travelers. Please read all there is on this forum about Charlie Boy's journeys and encounters. I will post as I find others encounters from other traveler Blogs. At least someone will give us all a little hope just to see updates about the Desert Pet of the highway or "Charlie Boy"
If you read this Charlie Boy, Please forgive an Old x Traveler.

My contact has been removed as suggested by a concerned member. I did contact Marc the day after this post.  It was 19 degrees here this morning. Charlie Boy is doing fine.

UPDATE ON "Charlie Boy"  Jan 28 19 3pm CST
Charlie Boy was seen at the North Fork of The Red River on Hwy. 62. I was East bound & he was West bound about to cross the long bridge that crosses the river. I seen that there were several Semi-Trucks in the distance West bound to cross the bridge as well, so I turned around to get between him and the trucks then followed him slowly across the bridge. He stopped just off the West side of the bridge so I got out to talk. He seemed to be a very jolly and likable man. We shook hands and he shared some of his travels and told me that someone had ask "where was the prettiest place he had seen" to which he replied "where we are right now". He has a great taste for the beauty of different places. I guess the more you see of America, you began to realize that there is beauty in all places if only you see it in the right thought. He mentioned something that I do not remember exactly. It was something like this, I ask where he was headed and he said he was headed to his last day as a satisfied man. He has had time in thought to put together some interesting quotes. I do not know his age but I am nearing 70 and I could see many years of experience on his face. It was cool with a North wind about 20mph so I ask if he would like a place to rest up a while to which he said no that he was going to turn North at Altus, Ok. I could since that he wanted to go so I ask one more question, ("do you know Jesus" I was shocked at his reply "Go To Hell") and with that he hurried West again. Even though our conversation was short, I would have liked to be able to be a better friend to Charlie than I got to be. The only reason that I included the part in parenthesis is to allow those who follow Charlie's travels or remember him in prayer to understand how to ask God to bring him PEACE. Charlie will be in my prayers and I hope you will include him in yours as well.

I encounter many travelers similar to Charlie. There is one named Steven that I wish I could have kept here with me but he said "I was too knit-picky" and went back on the road. If you read this Steven, (I miss you Brother) or anyone meets him (tall ,dark headed, Caucasian, about fifty, jack of all trades and knows God, Good Man) Please tell Him I said Hi and God Bless. For those wondering about the writer, I am happily married to the wife of my youth for over 51 years with four living children, eleven Grandchildren, five Great Grandchildren that I am very proud of and I will join Jesus on my last day as a satisfied man. God Bless All