Wise Man a Savior to Stranded Travelers

FLOWER MOUND, Texas —  Mary was pregnant with child. Her husband, Joseph, was worried, because there was no room at the inns.

Their two children--ages 5 and 1--didn’t understand why the family was stuck Wednesday night at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. They had traveled from Germany en route to Killeen, where the Army was assigning them, and found their last flight had been canceled.

Eric Jacobson, who was watching television at his home near the airport, saw that icy conditions had stranded hordes of travelers. He jumped in his car and headed to the airport, where he met the family of Mary and Joseph Bell, whom he invited back to his home for a good night’s rest.

Jacobson, who runs an executive recruiting business, said he ordinarily “would never, ever do something like this.”

“God used me,” he said.