Jay
10-24-2006, 11:59 PM
A Little Boy & His Fishing Pole (True Story)
This true story is about someone in Indiana and I couldn't resist passing
it on....gives one pause for thought....
Howard County Sheriff Jerry Marr got a disturbing call one
Saturday afternoon a few months ago.
His 6-year-old grandson Mikey had been hit by a car while
fishing with his dad. The father and son were near a bridge by the
Kokomo Reservoir when a woman lost control of her car, slid off the
bridge and hit Mikey at a rate of about 50 mph. Sheriff Marr had seen
the results of accidents like this and feared the worst. When he got
to Saint Joseph Hospital, he rushed through the emergency room to find
Mikey conscious and in fairly good spirits. "Mikey, what happened?"
Sheriff Marr asked. Mikey replied, "Well, Papaw, I was fishin' with Dad,
and some lady runned me over, I flew into a mud puddle, and broke my
fishin pole and I didn't get to catch no fish!"
As it turned out, the impact propelled Mikey about 500 feet, over a
few trees and an embankment and in the middle of a mud puddle. His
only injuries were to his right femur bone which had broken in two
places. Mikey had surgery to place pins in his leg. Otherwise the
boy is fine. Since all the boy could talk about was that his fishing
pole was broken, the Sheriff went out to Wal-mart and bought him a new
one while he was in surgery so he could have it when he came out.
The next day the Sheriff sat with Mikey to keep him company in the
hospital. Mikey was enjoying his new fishing pole and talked about
when he could go fishing again as he cast into the trash can.
When they were alone, Mikey matter-of-factly said, "Papaw, did you
know Jesus is real?" "Well," the Sheriff replied, a little startled.
"Yes, Jesus is real to all who believe in him and love him in their
hearts." "No," said Mikey. "I mean Jesus is REALLY real." "What do you
mean?" asked the Sheriff. "I know he's real 'cause I saw him, "said Mikey,
still casting into the trash can. "You did?" said the Sheriff. "Yep,"
said Mikey. "When that lady runned me over and broke my fishing pole,
Jesus caught me in his arms and laid me down in the mud puddle."
GIVES YOU GOOSE BUMPS DOESN'T IT!?
And so.........http://www3.christianforums.com/images/smilies/prayer.gif
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 all our cares
You know He will see us through
This true story is about someone in Indiana and I couldn't resist passing
it on....gives one pause for thought....
Howard County Sheriff Jerry Marr got a disturbing call one
Saturday afternoon a few months ago.
His 6-year-old grandson Mikey had been hit by a car while
fishing with his dad. The father and son were near a bridge by the
Kokomo Reservoir when a woman lost control of her car, slid off the
bridge and hit Mikey at a rate of about 50 mph. Sheriff Marr had seen
the results of accidents like this and feared the worst. When he got
to Saint Joseph Hospital, he rushed through the emergency room to find
Mikey conscious and in fairly good spirits. "Mikey, what happened?"
Sheriff Marr asked. Mikey replied, "Well, Papaw, I was fishin' with Dad,
and some lady runned me over, I flew into a mud puddle, and broke my
fishin pole and I didn't get to catch no fish!"
As it turned out, the impact propelled Mikey about 500 feet, over a
few trees and an embankment and in the middle of a mud puddle. His
only injuries were to his right femur bone which had broken in two
places. Mikey had surgery to place pins in his leg. Otherwise the
boy is fine. Since all the boy could talk about was that his fishing
pole was broken, the Sheriff went out to Wal-mart and bought him a new
one while he was in surgery so he could have it when he came out.
The next day the Sheriff sat with Mikey to keep him company in the
hospital. Mikey was enjoying his new fishing pole and talked about
when he could go fishing again as he cast into the trash can.
When they were alone, Mikey matter-of-factly said, "Papaw, did you
know Jesus is real?" "Well," the Sheriff replied, a little startled.
"Yes, Jesus is real to all who believe in him and love him in their
hearts." "No," said Mikey. "I mean Jesus is REALLY real." "What do you
mean?" asked the Sheriff. "I know he's real 'cause I saw him, "said Mikey,
still casting into the trash can. "You did?" said the Sheriff. "Yep,"
said Mikey. "When that lady runned me over and broke my fishing pole,
Jesus caught me in his arms and laid me down in the mud puddle."
GIVES YOU GOOSE BUMPS DOESN'T IT!?
And so.........http://www3.christianforums.com/images/smilies/prayer.gif
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 all our cares
You know He will see us through