A
TRUE STORY ABOUT ANSWERED PRAYER
Several
weeks ago, through the website of The Presidential Prayer Team, I "adopted"
a member of the Armed Forces to pray for daily during this time of war.
I have prayed daily (early and often!) for "my" adopted Marine.
Last
night I returned home from work and turned on my television set for war
updates. In progress was a battlefield interview from Iraq conducted by
embedded correspondent Kerry Sanders. Kerry was speaking with a wounded
young Marine who, surrounded by medics, lay on a stretcher on the ground
"somewhere in the Iraqi desert."
Fortunately,
the brave young man appeared to be in fair condition despite a wound in
the arm/hand. To my astonishment, I heard Kerry refer to the wounded Marine
as "Josh," which just happens to be the name of my "adopted" Marine.
"It
can't be," I said to myself, "it just can't be!" After all, there must
be hundreds of Marines named "Josh." But, incredibly, the young Marine
IS "my Marine!" As the interview proceeded Kerry mentioned the Marine's
last name, and YES, the young Marine IS indeed the Marine I pledged to
pray for daily (and did, particularly at about the time he was under fire).
I am
overjoyed that "my Marine" has come through a fierce encounter near Nasiriyah
alive, and though wounded, will recover. I'd like to think that my prayers
may have helped Josh as he fought in the desert of Iraq a day or so ago.
Patricia,
Las Vegas, Nevada
Presidental
Prayer
Team
Member
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