Sounds like a great place. Tried to see where they are in U.S. but my
Norton must have blocked it. Anyway, must be an impressive place to have
gained more sales than MacDonald's there in Canada. There are lots of
coffee drinkers on this list.
Vicki
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vinny Samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 6:10 PM
Subject: Re: Causes to Pray
> Vicki,
> Tim Hortons is a kind of doughnut shop which also does sandwitches. There
> coffee is not as strong as starbucks, but in Canada this place is Number
1,
> for sure. They are owned by Wendays and are starting to come into the
U.S.
> So, if you ever get a chance to have some Tim Hortons coffee, let me know
if
> you like it.
> By the way, here is a bit of a funny.
> In our town there are two tim Hortons. The newest one has been nicknamed
by
> the Christians Second Timothy, because that is where a lot of the
ministers
> counsel people.
> Vinny
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Vicki and The Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 4:46 PM
> Subject: Re: Causes to Pray
>
>
> > Vinny,
> >
> > That's a great story. Bet that piano sings now. What is Tim Hortons
> > coffee? Is it like a Star Bucks type? And maybe she didn't need your
> > prayers until the very day you prayed. Smile.
> >
> > Vicki
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Vinny Samarco" <[log in to unmask]>
> > To: <[log in to unmask]>
> > Sent: Tuesday, May 09, 2006 2:44 PM
> > Subject: Re: Causes to Pray
> >
> >
> >> O My! Vicki,
> >> What an impressive story.
> >> Here is what happened to me a few weeks ago.
> >> I had completed tuning two pianos and was tired and late to my
third
> >> tuning. When I got to my third job I was really tired. This piano I
> >> had
> >> tuned before and had had great difficulty each time. In fact, I
thought
> >> this lady was going to have someone else do it, because it didn't turn
> >> out
> >> so well last time.
> >> Well, as I was unpacking, this lady offered me a cup of coffee,
which
> > is
> >> something that almost no one offers when I go to their houses.
> >> I said that that would be wonderful. She started to fret because she
> > didn't
> >> have any milk in the house for the coffee. I told her not to worry, no
> > big
> >> deal-I was just grateful that someone had even offered me some coffee.
> >> Anyway, as I began to work, the lady told me she had to go to the bank
> >> and
> >> would get the coffee when she got back.
> >> When she came back, she handed me a large cup of my favorite
coffee--Tim
> >> Hortons, which she had gone out and bought for me. She had no idea
that
> > it
> >> was my favorite kind of coffee. I was so grateful, that I relaxed and
> >> was
> >> able to do the best tuning on that piano that I had ever done.
> >> Ok Vicki, you convicted me. I should have been praying for that
> >> lady,
> >> and this happened three weeks ago.
> >> Vinny.----- Original Message -----
> >> From: "Vicki and the Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
> >> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> >> Sent: Monday, May 08, 2006 10:08 PM
> >> 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
> >> >
> >> >
> >>
> >>
> >
> >
>
>
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