Got this from another list I'm on. It's simple but VERY accurately portrays what Christmas is REALLY about. __________________________________________________________________ Subj: [childrens-ministry-forum] A Christmas Miracle! Date: 12/25/1999 3:09:46 AM Central Standard Time From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-to: <A HREF="mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]">childrens-ministr [EMAIL PROTECTED]</A> (Help For Childrens Ministry) To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Help For Childrens Ministry) I'd like to share with you a miracle that I witnessed this week. As with probably most of us, we receive a lot of desperate requests just prior to Christmas. Three days before Christmas we had two families needing toys and a request for money to pay a water bill for a connection that had been turned off. Two of our benevolent fund people were already out of town, and one had an emergency hospitalization. They literally had the checkbook, so we were scrambling for other sources. Prayer meeting was small-10 people-but we were able to raise $150 there...still way short of our needs. My Mom and I were out shopping. On our way to somewhere else, we passed an old out-of-the-way toy store that we had not been to in a long time. Mom wanted to stop. We looked around and Mom found a "perfect" gift for one of her granddaughters. I struck up a conversation with the shopkeeper who looked like a character from a movie! He was a very old, white-haired man with a twinkle in his eye. When I mentioned church he totally lit up. He told me that two weeks prior a woman had come in looking for some toys for a needy family. He had picked out some toys, but she never came back. He asked if I knew anyone who needed toys. The next day we sent someone to pick them up. There were so many they could have filled up a refrigerator box! These were not cheap toys either. There was one Madame Alexander doll with a $125 price tag! Because we no longer needed the money for toys, we were able to use it to meet the other needs, including the water bill. The folks who shared with the family whose water was restored reported that two teenage girls tearfully gave their hearts to the Lord. My question: WHO NEEDS SANTA? Merry Christmas to you all! Nancy Keith --- You are currently subscribed to childrens-ministry-forum as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________________________________________ Michael Gallops home (903)451-3083 fax (413) 674-6847 cell (903)681-0554 [EMAIL PROTECTED] 211 Mustang Drive Mabank, TX 75147 _______ 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]
