Does God answer prayers before they are prayed?
"Helen Roseveare was a missionary doctor who spent twenty years in the Congo clinic and orphanage. When Helen had been there almost four years, a mother died in labor, leaving behind a premature baby and a two-year-old girl. The facility had not incubator or electricity. Dr. Roseveare's first task was to keep the newborn warm. She sent a midwife to fetch a hot water bottle. The nurse returned with bad news: the bottle had burst when she filled it. Even worse, that was the last bottle. Dr. Roseveare instructed the midwife to sleep near the newborn. They would seek a solution the next day.
A solution was not easily found. The clinic was in the heart of the jungle. Help was many miles away. The life of the newborn was in jeopardy. The following noon the doctor mention the concern to the children. She told them of the frail baby and the sad sister. And they prayed.
A ten year-year-old named Ruth decided on her own to take the problem to Jesus. "Please, God, send us a hot water bottle. It'll be no good tomorrow, God, as the baby'll dead; so please send it this afternoon. And, while You are about it, would You please send a dolly for the little girl, so she'll know You really love her?"
The doctor was stunned. That prayer could only be answered by the arrival of a parcel from home. After nearly four years at the clinic, she'd never received a single package. Even if one came, who would send a hot water bottle to the equator? Someone did. Later that afternoon a twenty-two pound package was delivered to Helen's door. As she called the children, she felt tears in her eyes. Could it be? They pulled off the string and unwrapped the paper. In the box they found bandages, jerseys, raisins, sultanas, and a brand new hot water bottle. And at the bottom of the box, a doll for the little girl. The box had been shipped five months earlier. The Lord had heard the prayer before it was even offered."
Story taken from the book "Before Amen" by Max Lucado
Thoughts?
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"Helen Roseveare was a missionary doctor who spent twenty years in the Congo clinic and orphanage. When Helen had been there almost four years, a mother died in labor, leaving behind a premature baby and a two-year-old girl. The facility had not incubator or electricity. Dr. Roseveare's first task was to keep the newborn warm. She sent a midwife to fetch a hot water bottle. The nurse returned with bad news: the bottle had burst when she filled it. Even worse, that was the last bottle. Dr. Roseveare instructed the midwife to sleep near the newborn. They would seek a solution the next day.
A solution was not easily found. The clinic was in the heart of the jungle. Help was many miles away. The life of the newborn was in jeopardy. The following noon the doctor mention the concern to the children. She told them of the frail baby and the sad sister. And they prayed.
A ten year-year-old named Ruth decided on her own to take the problem to Jesus. "Please, God, send us a hot water bottle. It'll be no good tomorrow, God, as the baby'll dead; so please send it this afternoon. And, while You are about it, would You please send a dolly for the little girl, so she'll know You really love her?"
The doctor was stunned. That prayer could only be answered by the arrival of a parcel from home. After nearly four years at the clinic, she'd never received a single package. Even if one came, who would send a hot water bottle to the equator? Someone did. Later that afternoon a twenty-two pound package was delivered to Helen's door. As she called the children, she felt tears in her eyes. Could it be? They pulled off the string and unwrapped the paper. In the box they found bandages, jerseys, raisins, sultanas, and a brand new hot water bottle. And at the bottom of the box, a doll for the little girl. The box had been shipped five months earlier. The Lord had heard the prayer before it was even offered."
Story taken from the book "Before Amen" by Max Lucado
Thoughts?
BA
