In 2007, when there were floods in Bihar, Sai were very concerned, but location-wise and practically everything seemed so difficult. Sai himself set out for inquiring about rail and road transport, but everything was uncertain and unscheduled. Finally, He hired a bus in which 11 devotees set out for Bihar with Sai’s blessings!
The travel was a risky one, especially as no one was familiar with the route. But the confidence and faith amongst the devotees for their Darbar was so very evident!
First, they reached a place called Baliya, from where they reached Muzafar at 4 in the evening, by studying and drawing maps. Every hour Sai would call up to get updates and keep their spirits up. Sai informed the devotees that Swami Gangaram Sahib, an udasin saint from Haridwar, originally from Rohiri, Sindh is now settled here and His disciples are based in Darbhanga. Sai asked them to inform the Saint that they have come and also told them to stay in a hotel and not in anyone’s house. When Sant Gangaram realised that Sai has sent relief for the affected people of the area in the form of a whole bus load of various commodities, He felt very happy. He has a lot of respect for our Sai and lovingly calls Him, Babajin .
They reached Darbhanga at 9 in the night. There they were informed by the local people that the bridge leading to the place which was affected by the floods, has broken down. They were told to go via a longer and a very risky route. The devotees thought, why worry, how Sai has made us reach here, He will only help us reach the final destination!
For the time being, all the devotees had only one objective of reaching the relief materials to the needy and affected people in Purniya, the main affected place there. Under instructions from Sai, packets containing poha , gud , chana , candles and match sticks, as there was no electricity around, were prepared. All this was distributed in all different directions to reach every affected person there by wading through the flood waters and under very difficult conditions, but quietly without any sound or noise.
The locals there were wonderstruck about the fact that after such a difficult journey of 77 hours, if these devotees are so energetic, fresh and doing their bit so happily, how and what must be the status and glory of their Guru!
Sai’s concern for the devotees too was so much that He asked them to return by train, relaxing and sleeping and not by that bus, although the bus had been hired and paid for the return journey too.
The 5 panchas , of local administration there said that although we have not seen Sai, but by judging from His meticulous planning and His concern for the poor and also His devotees, we can only salute Him from our hearts!
Same type of relief work was also done when Madras was hit by a tsunami!
This way, Sai makes the most difficult things so easy and undertakes this type of service without expectation at such high levels!