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To: calgal who wrote (4357)	9/11/2002 11:25:35 PM
From: Jamey	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 14396

Westi, I enjoyed your story about the missionary couple. I want to tell you that for a long time I was afraid that my attempts to help others were in vain because I was not seeing any benefits to those I was trying to help. I meditated many times about the past and how God must have protected me and guided me, and tried to think of specific times when I saw any fruits from my efforts. I do what I do only because I love Jesus. Nothing else, I enjoy being used by God but I was really depressed because God had not shown me evidence of my efforts. One evening as I was sitting at home, I had thought earlier that a tire on my car was low but I didn't need to use it the next day so I had decided to put it off until the next day. Several hours later, all of a sudden, a thought hit my mind that I must go to the Texaco to air my tire up. After looking back upon it, it was like I was being moved by an unseen force. I quickly dressed and broke the speed limit to get to the Texaco to air my tire up. AS I pulled in at the air pump there was a large SUV with big tires directly ahead of me. I saw several children moving about and saw one crawl over the seats into the front. Now, in all cases, I would have just watched , not thinking anything about it. But the force I was feeling caused me to jump out of my car and run towards the SUV. There, to my surprise, was a tiny girl standing in the drivers side window with her brother besides her. I saw her slip and begin to fall toward the pavement head first. I quickly saw that I was a milli-second too late to grab her but the little brother grabbed her arm and slowed her from falling just enough that I was able to grab her ankle just before she hit the sidewalk! I was standing there, in amazement , that God had allowed the split second needed for me to grab her, when her Mom walked up to me coming from the inside of the store and said, "What is going on here? I explained to her that I was walking by and caught the little girl. She said, "I left her in her car seat, I don't know how she got out." I went home truly filled with joy that God used me to save this little one. He was indeed using me! He proved it in the most wonderful way, don't you think? I now know that I am one of God's tools and that it is His will when to pick me when He needs me. All I have to be is willing! Boy, trust in the Lord is a wonderful thing! Santiago