Vickie,
I bet he did have a good day and I suspect giving you that water helped him 
maybe more than it helped you.
I hope you and John are doing well.
Virgie and Hoshi
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Vicki and The Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 7:40 PM
Subject: Re: Causes to Pray


> Virgie,
>
> Hope he did have a good day.  Maybe others have prayed and are praying for
> his salvation too.
>
> Vicki
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "VIRGIE UNDERWOOD" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 8:17 AM
> Subject: Re: Causes to Pray
>
>
>> Vickie,
>> Sometimes we just need to let others have their blessings!  This man was
>> obviously blessed by that act of kindness.  You never can tell it might
> have
>> made that guys day by your acceptance of his kindness. Your prayer might
> be
>> the one that helps to lead this man to the Lord wouldn't that be
> wonderful?
>> Huggs,
>> Virgie and Hoshi
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Vicki and the Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
>> To: <[log in to unmask]>
>> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 1:08 AM
>> Subject: Causes to Pray
>>
>>
>> > Saturday I went to a water aerobics class.  I took our local Para
> transit
>> >
>> > Service to get there.  I was pretty convinced by the tone of the
>> > conversation in the van
>> >
>> > That my driver wasn't a professing Christian.  He was nice enough, but
> if
>> > I could
>> >
>> > Describe him with one word just based on casual observation, I would
> have
>> > labeled
>> >
>> > Him as hard-shelled.  Of course, we run in to people in our daily paths
>> > each
>> >
>> > Day who aren't Christians, so nothing new about that.  I didn't speak
> with
>> >
>> > Him about the Lord as I didn't feel led to do so.  Quite frankly, it
> never
>> > crossed
>> >
>> > my mind.  I don't happen to have the gift of evangelism, though that
> isn't
>> >
>> > an excuse for any of us.  But as I said, it didn't cross my mind and I
>> >
>> > didn't feel led in that direction.  We talked about the Cinco de Mayo
>> >
>> > traffic, the weather and a few others pass the time type topics.  We
>> > rounded
>> >
>> > the corner taking sharp turns in to the parking lot, and he began to
>> >
>> > maneuver that vehicle in to a parking spot to drop me off near the gym
>> >
>> > entrance.  When I reached down and grabbed my gym bag I noticed I had
>> >
>> > forgotten my bottle of water. I casually commented about it, with a 
>> > hint
>> > of laughter
>> >
>> > in my voice.  He asked me what I was going to do
>> >
>> > about forgetting it.  I responded that there was a whole pool of water
> in
>> > there should I
>> >
>> > need some.  I told him there was always the drinking fountain too if I
> was
>> >
>> > really seriously interested, and that it just wasn't a big deal.  In my
>> > mind,
>> >
>> > I thought, "I never drink out of drinking fountains."  "And that
>> > disgusting
>> >
>> > pool water certainly doesn't count for drinking substance, unless of
>> > course
>> >
>> > by accident, one gets a mouth full of the nasty tasting stuff."  I
>> > obviously didn't voice my thoughts.
>> >
>> > As I reached for the handrail to descend the steps of the van, instead
> of
>> >
>> > Finding the hand rail, there was a bottle of cold water firmly placed 
>> > in
>> > my hand.  I
>> >
>> > explained that it really wasn't necessary for me to have it, and for 
>> > him
>> > to keep it.  He
>> >
>> > replied that he had three other bottles.  Nothing would do but that I
>> > should take it.  He
>> >
>> > told me it was unopened and that it was Kroger's brand.  Feeling quite
>> >
>> > embarrassed, I offered to pay him for it which he didn't accept.  So I
>> > thanked him and hurriedly left the van.  I showed my id at the counter
> and
>> > headed toward the women's locker room hardly giving a thought to the
> cold
>> > water given to me by the stranger.
>> >
>> > I was just inside the locker room door when a voice thundered in my 
>> > head
>> > the words, "And if you give even a cup of cold water to one of the 
>> > least
>> > of my
>> >
>> > followers, you will surely be rewarded." (Matthew 10 verse 42, NLT)
>> > WHILE A CAREFUL STUDY OF THIS VERSE AND SURROUNDING VERSES WILL MORE
> FULLY
>> > EXPAND THE full MEANING AND APPLICATION< I was abruptly reminded of the
>> > act of kindness done to me by the van driver, and how Jesus views
>> > seemingly small actions. In that moment I asked the Lord to bless him
> for
>> > his kindness and prayed for his salvation.  Had this not happened as it
>> > did, I most likely would not have prayed for this person's salvation at
>> > all.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Wonder what God incidents have happened to others of you that have
> caused
>> > you to specifically pray.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > And by the way, don't ask me if my water aerobics cause me pain and
> agony
>> > the next day.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Vicki
>> >
>>
>>
>