God's 26 Guards

I know it's long, but take a moment to read this, someone emailed this story to me.

God's 26 Guards

Here's a message that will bring 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 in to 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 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 cong

regation 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 whom 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 behalf of those who love Him. If you ever feel such prodding

to pray, go along with it, you don't know what it can mean

to that

person.

Nothing is ever hurt by prayer except the gates of hell. I encourage

you to forward this to as many people as you know. If we all take it

to heart, we can turn this world toward God once again.

As the above true story clearly illustrates,

'With God all things are possible'.

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.

Who says God does not move on the earth today?

I asked the Lord to bless you as I prayed for you today.

To guide you and protect you as you go along your way.

His love is always with you, His promises are true, and when

we give

Him our cares you know

He will see us through.

So when the road you're traveling on seems difficult a

t best,

Just remember I'm here praying,

And God will do the rest.