God & the Prayer of a 6 Year Old
God at work for a 6 yr old
True story that happened at a church involved with helping missionaries and those in need of a food ministry. The church has a woods and swamp in the rear and a temporary home for missionaries next to a house of hope food ministry.
Friday: a family staying the house has 4 children that witness a small dog hit on the busy road in front of the home. Prayers for help to the dog are given, with tears to God, by a 6-year-old girl in the missionary’s family.
Sunday: a man that works in the food ministry is led to comment to a church greeter that he has been giving some food to a small stray dog staying next door to the food ministry building.
That afternoon the greeter announces to her husband that she wants to see the dog. They ride to the nearby church, but only find an empty water dish where the dog is usually seen.
While looking around, the missionary’s children riding bikes come to tell that the dog was hurt and ran toward the scrub and swamp. This causes the search to the far end of the property in the woods to again resume. No response to calls and whistles, but eventually the small black and white Boston terrier is spotted through the woods at the water’s edge of the swamp lakefront. No response to approaching the dog facing the water, even while talking to it. It seemed to be in a catatonic state, vulnerable to alligators and other predators.
The filled water dish and a small amount of meat are brought to the dog. Now, some movement is seen, and the dog eats and drinks. The greeter and husband contact the sheriff’s animal control and find a can of cat food at the church. The dog readily gulps down the food. Two animal control trucks arrive at 3PM on Sunday. One worker tenderly wraps the dog in a towel and places it in the truck. Now, the children with their mother come to check on the condition of the senior pup. A thankful little girl gently strokes the dog she had prayed for. Her prayers had been answered. The dog is to be checked by a veterinarian Monday morning and evaluated. God’s influence has caused 10 people to respond to circumstances they had not planned on. All are blessed though because they answered the silent urging God had placed in their spirit. None of those involved had the whole picture until they had submitted to God’s call to use what talents they had and had come together in action with God’s impeccable timing.
The rest of the story: Monday the dog is checked and appears to have no injuries. God’s healing at work? Shortly, the dog is claimed and returned home to its owners. Job complete and God was in it all!