Thank You, Chunda Speegle ----- Original Message ----- From: Betty A. Beem <bbeem@mindspring.com> To: Marceline Beem <marceline@mindspring.com> Cc: <Brezzy50@aol.com> Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 2:00 PM Subject: Fw: Fwd: 26 Guards > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bill Lowe" <bilo@hiwaay.net> > To: "Tom Baine" <PAPA2163@aol.com> > Sent: Saturday, July 29, 2000 1:48 PM > Subject: Fw: Fwd: 26 Guards > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > > I got this from Pastor Steve > > > > 26 Guards > > > > 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 that 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 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. 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. > > > > > > > > >