Jon'eye'
05-30-2000, 09:52 PM
I know this has nothing to do with walleye fishing, but I know their are a lot of good people visiting this site. There has even been prayer request post's on here and their prayers were answered. Anyway, I thought I would share this with everyone.
A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home
> church in Michigan.....
> "While serving at a small field hospital in Africa, every two weeks I
> traveled by bicycle through the jungle to a nearby city for supplies.
> This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the
> halfway point. On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city where I
> planned to collect money from a bank, purchase medicine and supplies,
> and then begin my two-day journey back to the field hospital. Upon
> arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had been
> seriously injured. I treated him for
> his injuries and at the same time talked to him about the Lord. I then
> traveled two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without incident.
>
> Two weeks later I repeated my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was
> approached by the young man I had treated. He told me that he had known
> I carried money and medicines. He said, 'Some friends' and I followed
> you into the jungle, knowing you would camp overnight.
>
> We planned to kill you and take your money and drugs. But just as we
> were about to move into your camp, we saw that you were surrounded by 26
> armed guards. At this
> I laughed and said that I was certainly all alone in that jungle
> campsite. The young man pressed the point, however, and said, 'No sir,
> I was not the only person to see the guards. My five friends also saw
> them, and we all counted them. It was because
> of those guards that we were afraid and left you alone.'"
>
> At this point in the sermon, one of the men in the congregation jumped
> to his feet and interrupted the missionary and asked if he could tell
> him the exact day this happened. The
> missionary told the congregation the date, and the man who interrupted
> told him this story: "On the night of your incident in Africa, it was
> morning here and I was preparing to go play golf. I was about to putt
> when I felt the urge to pray for you. In fact, the urging of the Lord
> was so strong, I called men in this church to meet with me here in the
> sanctuary to pray for you.
>
> Would all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?" The men
> who had met together to pray that day stood up. The missionary wasn't
> concerned with who they were, he was too busy counting how many men he
> saw. There were 26.
>
> This story is an incredible example of how the Spirit of the Lord moves
> in mysterious ways. If you ever hear such prodding, go along with it.
> Nothing is ever hurt by prayer except the gates of #####. I encourage
> you to forward this to as many people as you know. If we all take it to
> heart, we can turn this world toward God once again. As the above true
> story clearly illustrates, "with God all things are possible" and more
> importantly, how God hears and answers the prayers of the faithful.
A missionary on furlough told this true story while visiting his home
> church in Michigan.....
> "While serving at a small field hospital in Africa, every two weeks I
> traveled by bicycle through the jungle to a nearby city for supplies.
> This was a journey of two days and required camping overnight at the
> halfway point. On one of these journeys, I arrived in the city where I
> planned to collect money from a bank, purchase medicine and supplies,
> and then begin my two-day journey back to the field hospital. Upon
> arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, one of whom had been
> seriously injured. I treated him for
> his injuries and at the same time talked to him about the Lord. I then
> traveled two days, camping overnight, and arrived home without incident.
>
> Two weeks later I repeated my journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was
> approached by the young man I had treated. He told me that he had known
> I carried money and medicines. He said, 'Some friends' and I followed
> you into the jungle, knowing you would camp overnight.
>
> We planned to kill you and take your money and drugs. But just as we
> were about to move into your camp, we saw that you were surrounded by 26
> armed guards. At this
> I laughed and said that I was certainly all alone in that jungle
> campsite. The young man pressed the point, however, and said, 'No sir,
> I was not the only person to see the guards. My five friends also saw
> them, and we all counted them. It was because
> of those guards that we were afraid and left you alone.'"
>
> At this point in the sermon, one of the men in the congregation jumped
> to his feet and interrupted the missionary and asked if he could tell
> him the exact day this happened. The
> missionary told the congregation the date, and the man who interrupted
> told him this story: "On the night of your incident in Africa, it was
> morning here and I was preparing to go play golf. I was about to putt
> when I felt the urge to pray for you. In fact, the urging of the Lord
> was so strong, I called men in this church to meet with me here in the
> sanctuary to pray for you.
>
> Would all of those men who met with me on that day stand up?" The men
> who had met together to pray that day stood up. The missionary wasn't
> concerned with who they were, he was too busy counting how many men he
> saw. There were 26.
>
> This story is an incredible example of how the Spirit of the Lord moves
> in mysterious ways. If you ever hear such prodding, go along with it.
> Nothing is ever hurt by prayer except the gates of #####. I encourage
> you to forward this to as many people as you know. If we all take it to
> heart, we can turn this world toward God once again. As the above true
> story clearly illustrates, "with God all things are possible" and more
> importantly, how God hears and answers the prayers of the faithful.