urge to pray for someone and then just put it on a list and said, "I'll pray
for him or her 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 story.
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 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:
for him or her 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 story.
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 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. 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. 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.
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