26 guards

[Guest guest]

Here's a message that will bring you chills.

 

Have you ever felt the urge to pray for someone and then just put it on a list and said, "I'll pray for them later?"

 

Or has anyone ever called you and said, "I need you to pray for me, I have this need?"

 

Read the following story that was sent to me and may it change the way you may think about prayer and also the way you pray.

 

You will be blessed by this.

 

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 hell.

 

I encourage you to forward this to as many people that 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"

 

More importantly, how God hears and answers the prayers of the faithful .

 

After you read this, please pass it on and give God thanks for the beautiful gift of your faith, for the powerful gift of prayer, and for the many miracles He works in your own daily life...and then pass it on.

 

Who says God does not work in mysterious ways?

 

I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for you today. To guide you and protect you as you go along your way.... His love is always with you, His promises are true, And when we give Him our cares you know He will see us through. So when the road you're traveling on seems difficult at best, Just remember I'm here praying, and God will do the rest.

 

Pass this on to those whom you want God to bless.

God Bless YOU!

A friend loveth at all times. Proverbs 17:17

O Lord, I thank you for that gift of gifts... a friend. No other gift is as sure to touch the heart.

[Guest guest]

Kimi

I learned long ago when called upon to stop and obey.

Connie

On Mon, 16 Jun 2003 18:49:19 EDT

Kimigirl37@... wrote:

>

>>

>> >> Here's a message that will bring you chills.

>>>  

>>>

>>> Have you ever felt the urge to pray for someone and then

>>>just put it on a

>>> list and said, " I'll pray for them later? "

>>>

>>>  

>>>

>>> Or has anyone ever called you and said, " I need you to

>>>pray for me, I have

>>> this need? "

>>>

>>>  

>>>

>>> Read the following story that was sent to me and may it

>>>change the way you

>>> may think about prayer and also the way you pray.

>>>

>>>  

>>>

>>> You will be blessed by this.

>>>

>>>  

>>>

>>> 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 hell.

>>>

>>>  

>>>

>>> I encourage you to forward this to as many people that

>>>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 "

>>>

>>>  

>>>

>>> More importantly, how God hears and answers the prayers

>>>of the faithful .

>>>

>>>  

>>>

>>> After you read this, please pass it on and give God

>>>thanks for the

>>> beautiful gift of your faith, for the powerful gift of

>>>prayer, and for the many

>>> miracles He works in your own daily life...and then pass

>>>it on.

>>>

>>>  

>>>

>>> Who says God does not work in mysterious ways?

>>>

>>>  

>>>

>>> I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for you today.

>>>To guide you and

>>> protect you as you go along your way.... His love is

>>>always with you, His

>>> promises are true, And when we give Him our cares you

>>>know He will see us

>>> through. So when the road you're traveling on seems

>>>difficult at best, Just

>>> remember I'm here praying, and God will do the rest.

>>>

>>>  

>>>

>>> Pass this on to those whom you want God to bless.

>>>

>>> God Bless YOU!

>>>

>>> A friend loveth at all times. Proverbs 17:17

>>>

>>> O Lord, I thank you for that gift of gifts... a friend.

>>>No other gift is as

>>> sure to touch the heart.

>>>

>>>

>>>

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