I rely on You, Dear Lord, and my work 
becomes pleasant. I rely on You, and 
my burdens fall away, and  all I can say 
is "thank You Lord." AMEN  

A Point to Ponder....
You can be hurt only if you care a lot.

As I was working on the Answered Prayer page yesterday,
I received this e-mail, that is along the same line, I believe 
the Lord is asking us to pray more, We are told in 
1 Thessalonians 5:17 "Pray without ceasing".

Subject: 26 Angels. . . .


 
Here's a message that will give you chills. 
Have you ever felt the urge to pray for 
someone and then just put it on a 
list and said, "I'll pray for them later" 
Or has anyone ever called you and said, 
"I need you to pray for me, I have this need."
Read the following story that was sent to me 
and may it change the way that you may think 
about prayer and also the way you pray.
 You will be blessed by this. 


A missionary on furlough told this true story while 
visiting his home church in Michigan.....
"While serving at a small field hospital in Africa, 
every two weeks I traveled by bicycle through the 
jungle to a nearby city for supplies. 
This was a journey of two days and required camping 
overnight at the halfway point. On one of these journeys, 
I arrived in the city where I planned to collect money 
from a bank, purchase medicine and supplies, and then
begin my two-day journey back to the field hospital. 
Upon arrival in the city, I observed two men fighting, 
one of whom had been seriously injured. I treated him 
for his injuries and at the same time talked to him about 
the Lord. I then traveled two days, camping overnight, and 
arrived home without incident. Two weeks later I repeated my 
journey. Upon arriving in the city, I was approached by 
the young man I had treated he told me that he had known 
I carried money and medicines." 
He said, "Some friends and I followed you into the jungle,
knowing you would camp overnight. We planned to kill you 
and take your money and drugs. But just as we were about 
to move into your camp, we saw that you were surrounded 
by 26 armed guards." 

"At this I laughed and said that I was certainly all alone in 
that jungle campsite. "The young man pressed the point, 
however, and said, "No sir, I was not the only person to see 
the guards. My five friends also saw them, and we all counted them. 
It was because of those guards that we were afraid and left you alone." 

At this point in the sermon, one of the men in the congregation 
jumped to his feet and interrupted the missionary and 
asked if he could tell him the exact day this happened. 
The missionary told the congregation the date, and the man 
who interrupted told him this story: 
"On the night of your incident in Africa, it was morning here
and I was preparing to go play golf. I was about to putt when 
I felt the urge to pray for you. In fact, the urging of the Lord 
was so strong, I called men in this church to meet with me 
here in the sanctuary to pray for you. Would all of those men 
who met with me on that day stand up? 

"The men who had met together to pray that day stood up. 
The missionary wasn't concerned with who they were,
he was too busy counting how many men he saw; There were 26. 

This story is an incredible example of how the Spirit of the Lord 
moves in mysterious ways. If you ever hear such prodding, 
go along with it. Nothing is ever hurt by prayer except the gates of hell. 
I encourage you to forward this to as many people as you can. 
As the above true story clearly illustrates, 
"with God all things are possible" and more importantly, 
how God hears and answers the prayers of the faithful. 
After you read this, please pass it on and give God thanks 
for the beautiful gift of your faith, for the powerful gift of 
prayer, and for the many miracles He works in your own daily life ... 
and then pass it on; We walk this earth but one time ...
each time we touch someone, we leave a part of ourselves... 
and we walk away with a part of them. Touch kindly.