Hi Carol,
A great devotional, thanks for sending it.

Virgie and Lady Hoshi
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From: "Carol Pearson" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:30 PM
Subject: FROG HAT


> Hi,
>
> I had to send this along, partly because of the humour (which will mean 
> something to at least one person I know) but mainly because of the story. 
> If you don't have these devotionals, they're well worth getting.  I'll try 
> to send only some of the best and probably won't do it for too long, 
> giving you all time to decide to have them also!  <Smiles>
>
> FROG HAT
>
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>
> Last fall my 9-year-old son, Austin, had his tonsils removed. Before the 
> Surgery, Austin's anesthesiologist came to start an IV. He was wearing a 
> cool
>
> surgical cap covered in colorful frogs. Austin loved that 'frog hat.'
>
>
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> The doctor explained that he had two choices. He could either try to start 
> the IV, or he could wait until Austin was up in the operating room. In the 
> OR,
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> the doctor would give Austin some 'goofy' gas, and start the IV when he 
> was more relaxed.
>
>
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> "So, Austin ," he asked, "'which do you want?" Austin replied, "I'll take 
> the gas."
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>
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> But when the doctor started to leave, Austin called, "Hey, wait." The 
> doctor turned. "Yeah, buddy, what do you need?"
>
>
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> "Do you go to church?"
>
>
>
> "No," the doctor admitted. "I know I probably should, but I don't."
>
>
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> Austin then asked, "Well, are you saved?"
>
>
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> Chuckling nervously, the doctor said, "Nope. But after talking to you, 
> maybe it's something I should consider."
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>
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> Pleased with his response, Austin answered, "Well, you should, 'cause 
> Jesus is great!"
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>
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> "I'm sure He is, little guy," the doctor said, and quickly made his exit.
>
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> After that, a nurse took me to the waiting room. Someone would come and 
> get me when Austin's surgery was done. After about 45 minutes, the 
> anesthesiologist
>
> came into the waiting room. He told me the surgery went well and then 
> said, "Mrs. Blessitt, I don't usually come down and talk to the parents 
> after a surgery,
>
> but I just had to tell you what your son did."
>
>
>
> Oh boy, I thought. What did that little rascal do now? The doctor 
> explained that he'd just put the mask on Austin when my son signaled that 
> he needed to
>
> say something. When the doctor removed the mask, Austin blurted, "Wait a 
> minute, we have to pray!"
>
>
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> The doctor told him to go ahead, and Austin prayed, "Dear Lord, please let 
> all the doctors and nurses have a good day. And Jesus, please let the 
> doctor
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> with the frog hat get saved and start going to church. Amen."
>
>
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> The doctor admitted this touched him. "I was so sure he would pray that 
> his surgery went well," he explained. "He didn't even mention his surgery. 
> He prayed
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> for me! Mrs Blessitt, I had to come down and let you know what a great 
> little guy you have."
>
>
>
> A few minutes later a nurse came to take me to post-op. She had a big 
> smile on her face as we walked to the elevator. "Mrs. Blessitt, I couldn't 
> wait to
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> tell you something exciting that your son did." With a smile, I told her 
> that the doctor already mentioned Austin 's prayer.
>
>
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> "But there's something you don't know," she said. "Some of the other 
> nurses and I have been witnessing to and praying for that doctor for a 
> long time.
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> After your son's surgery, he tracked a few of us down to tell us about 
> Austin's prayer. He said, "Well girls, you got me. If that little boy 
> could pray
>
> for me when he was about to have surgery, then I think maybe I need his 
> Jesus too."
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>
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> She then recounted how they joined the doctor as he prayed to receive 
> Christ right there in the hospital. Wow! Austin had played a small part in 
> something
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> wonderful. But then, so did the nurses who prayed and witnessed.
>
>
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> I thought about John's words in his Gospel, "One sows and the other reaps" 
> (John 4:37 ). Austin 's experience taught me that, although we never know 
> which
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> role we may be called to play, in the end it doesn't matter. What's 
> important is that we remain faithful in sharing the gospel.
>
> Stu
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> WHAT YOU ARE IS GOD'S GIFT TO YOU AND WHAT YOU BECOME IS YOUR GIFT TO GOD