MAKES YOU THINK... RUSSELL RICE ANCHOR OF HOPE LEBANON, OH> > > >, >>> > >>>> >Subject: Y2K Readiness > >>>> > > >>>> >> Normally New Year's Eve would be a party night for Dan, but he was > > >>>> not > >>>> >taking any chances with traffic system computers failing. He > had > >>>> finally > >>>> >gotten his wife and kids to go to bed after several > >>>> >> reassurances that everything would be O.K. in the morning. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> After double-checking his list he felt very confident he was > prepared > >>>> for > >>>> >> the > >>>> >> worst. 100 gallons of water (check month supply of food (check 2 > >>>> >> generators with > >>>> >> 100 gallons of gas (check), 2 flashlights (check), batteries (check > >>>> >$1,000 > >>>> >> (check > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Though he tried to stay up for the big moment, he was just too > >>>> exhausted > >>>> >> and > >>>> >> fell asleep in his chair. All of a sudden a very loud horn started > >>>> >blaring > >>>> >> startling Dan out of his sleep. Oh no, that must be the city's > >>>> emergency > >>>> > > >>>> >sirens. > >>>> >> Had Russia's nuclear missiles launched liked many had feared. And > >the > >>>> >> darkness > >>>> >> was so thick, so even the city's lights must > >>>> >> be on the blink. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> He reached for his flashlight. Click, nothing. But he had just put > >>the > >>>> > > >>>> >batteries in there minutes ago. Through the darkness and the piercing > >>>> >> sound of > >>>> >> the horn, he could hear crowds of people. Some seem to be > celebrating > >>>> and > >>>> >> some > >>>> >> seemed to be crying for dear life. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> As he felt his way to the window and looked up it finally hit him. > > >>It > >>>> >wasn't the city's horn he was hearing, It was Gabriel's, and there in > >>>> >> the sky > >>>> >> was the Lord, coming back for his children, just like he had > >promised. > >>>> >Dan > >>>> >> could > >>>> >> only watch and cry. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> Through all of his preparing for the worst, he was not prepared > > for > >>>> the > >>>> >Best. > >>>> >> > >>>> >> WILL YOU BE READY WHEN THE TRUMPET SOUNDS ? > >>>> > > >>>> > > >>>> > >>>> > >>> _______ To unsubscribe, send "unsubscribe rangernet" to [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Eat the hay & spit out the sticks! - A#1's mule" RTKB&G4JC! http://rangernet.org Autoresponder: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
