The only survivor of a shipwreck was washed up on a small, uninhabited island. He prayed feverishly for God to rescue
him. Every day he scanned the horizon for help, but none seemed forthcoming.
Exhausted, he eventually managed to build a little hut out of driftwood to protect himself from the elements, and to
store his few possessions.
One day, after scavenging for food, he arrived home to find his little hut in flames, with smoke rolling up to the sky.
He felt the worst had happened, and everything was lost.
He was stunned with disbelief, grief, and anger. He cried out, "God! How could you do this to me?" Early the next day,
he was awakened by the sound of a ship approaching the island!
It has come to rescue him! "How did you know I was here?" asked the weary man of his rescuers. "We saw your smoke signal,"
they replied.
MORAL OF THE STORY:
It's easy to get discouraged when things are going bad or things have caused undue stress, but we shouldn't lose heart,
because God is at work in our lives, even in the midst of our pain, suffering, or stress. Remember that the next time your
little hut seems to be burning to the ground, it just may be a smoke signal that summons the Grace of God.
Let us pray for our young soldiers that carry the banner of fredoom to foreign soils and keep our country free. The 1-14
FA has been deploying many soldiers as we were; let us first pray for them, and then support them and their families in
every way we can.
Chaplain's note: Please provide any and all requests for pray to the editor of this newsletter and/or myself. Prayer
by one is mighty; prayer by two or more makes for miracles.
