Phil,
    So sorry to hear of your doctor's death.  I will be praying for his
family.  What a shock it must have been for his family to hear the news.

Amy
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From: "Phil Scovell" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 19, 2006 5:12 PM
Subject: Weird Prayer Request, Sort of


> We just learned that our family doctor was killed by lightning.  The
roomer
> was out but unconfirmed.  I told Sandy just to call his office and find
out
> the truth.  It was true.  From what they know right now, and the results
of
> an autopsy have not been released yet, he was hiking in the mountains with
> friends.  They apparently went separate ways, or took different trails
> yesterday, but he did not return.  So they began a search and his body was
> found today and apparently on the trail I would guess.  Since they are
> saying he was killed by lightning, there must be some physical evidence to
> that affect but we will probably find out more later.  He has a partner
> working in his office with him, I've been to see the partner a couple of
> times, and he will be taking all the patients our doctor had, or at least,
> those who prefer to stay at that office.  The prayer request is for Dr.
> Leon, the partner, the ladies working in the office, because they are all
> upset, and even the doctor's patients.  The office doesn't even know how
> they are going to go about information all of Dr. Spatt's patients.  So,
in
> short, these people, especial Dr. Leon and the office help, are going to
be
> telling, and retelling, the same story over and over again and that won't
be
> easy.  Many of the patients are elderly folk, too, and that definitely
will
> be difficult for them.  Dr. spatt helped me four years ago through a very
> difficult time of my life and I have always been very thankful for his
> knowledge and understanding.  I wish I would have told him but you don't
> think much about someone you know being struck by lightning.  No, I never
> witnessed to him.  That's a little difficult to do when you are with a
> doctor for about four or five minutes at a time but I wish I would have
done
> so any way because I don't know where he stood with the Lord.  I was
> sensitive every time I was in his office for an opportunity and even hoped
> the Lord would somehow some day provide the opportunity but it never
> happened.  You know, if I didn't think God knew what He was doing, or if I
> believe there was no God in control of the universe, I would have cashed
it
> in a long time ago.  By the way, this is always one of the hazards of
hiking
> in the mountains because you can be struck by lightning even if there
isn't
> a cloud in the sky.
>
> Phil.
>
>
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