2nd post Aug. 9, 2005

This just in from the Middle East (during my lunch hour, I heard this):

A Firestone worker, "Joe," has a doorman whose 3-year-old daughter, "Dora," who was very sick. The parents were very concerned for her because her temperature was rising. They had lost a child before, as well. It became clear soon that the doctors knew nothing that could help Dora. The parents took her to the mosque, and Koranic verses were read over her. A special amulet was created in order to aid in her healing. This didn't work either. The doorman told Joe this, and Joe began to believe this was an instance wherein God wished to glorify the name of Jesus and His power to heal. He told the man that, as followers of Jesus, we can pray and God will heal. The father was interested and asked if Joe could pray for his daughter. Joe agreed, and they went to the home where Dora was lying with a 42 degree (Celsius) temperature. The Islamic amulet was under her bed. Joe made sure that it was okay with the father that he would be praying for Dora in Jesus' name. The father agreed to this, then Joe prayed for about 30 seconds, asking God to show His love to Dora and her family--to heal her. Confidently, he told the father that the amulet needed to be removed from under the bed, and the father followed this instruction. Joe left the home and waited. Two hours later, the father came to Joe, ecstatic, saying that his daughter had been healed "immediately!" Then, he corrected himself and said that it had actually taken about 15 minutes. Please pray for this family to come into full knowledge of the gospel of Jesus.