Oh Carol love,

That one is such a treasure. Out of the mouth of babes come the most 
wondrous things. I loved this one so much.

purple



At 12:30 PM 3/13/2008, you wrote:
>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
>
>
>
>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.'
>
>
>
>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.
>
>
>
>"So, Austin ," he asked, "'which do you want?" Austin replied, "I'll 
>take the gas."
>
>
>
>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?"
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>
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>"No," the doctor admitted. "I know I probably should, but I don't."
>
>
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>Austin then asked, "Well, are you saved?"
>
>
>
>Chuckling nervously, the doctor said, "Nope. But after talking to 
>you, maybe it's something I should consider."
>
>
>
>Pleased with his response, Austin answered, "Well, you should, 
>'cause Jesus is great!"
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>"I'm sure He is, little guy," the doctor said, and quickly made his exit.
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>
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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!"
>
>
>
>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
>
>tell you something exciting that your son did." With a smile, I told 
>her that the doctor already mentioned Austin 's prayer.
>
>
>
>"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.
>
>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."
>
>
>
>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
>
>wonderful. But then, so did the nurses who prayed and witnessed.
>
>
>
>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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