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INSPIRATIONAL PAGES
BODYGUARDS
The angel of the LORD encamps around those who fear
him, and he delivers them. (NIV) Psalms 34:7
An E-mail I received told the incredible story about a
missionary in Africa. The missionary returned to his
sponsoring church in Michigan and told the congregation
how once a month he drove two days from a small village
to a hospital to get medicine and drugs. He would stay
overnight at the same campsite at the halfway point.
On one trip he befriended a man who had been beaten by
two others. While the missionary dressed the man's wounds
he told him about Christ. The man then confessed that he
and two others had planned to rob the missionary and kill
him the night before but, when they approached his campsite
they could see bodyguards surrounded it.
"Bodyguards?" asked the missionary.
"Yes, bodyguards," said the man "and we counted them. There
were 26."
At this point a man jumped up in the congregation in Michigan
and interrupted the missionary. "I remember that day" he said,
"it would have been evening in Africa. I received a strong urge
to pray for you. I called several men in the church and we all
prayed together. Those men are here,"
The speaker asked the men to stand. They did and the missionary
counted quickly. There were 26 men standing.
-Thanks to Mal Salter.
