FW: PRAYER IS AWESOME!

HAVE YOU GUYS READ THIS STORY BEFORE AND WHAT DO YOU THINK?

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< <
< < Here's a message that will bring 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 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 my 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 had 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 to pray
< together 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 daily life...
< <
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