What a wonderful testimony and provision of God. So glad for the good replacements but more glad for the safety of you both.

Vicki


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From: john schwery  <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
Date: Saturday, August 12, 2017 5:42 am
Subject: Fwd: Update: Lightning Storm of 8/7

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> We had a lightning strike last Monday night and here is Anna's report.
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> From: Hand In Hand <[log in to unmask]>
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> First of all, thank you all for praying!  God heard, and answered, and He did make the path straight and easy!
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> Our router/modem got fried, along with some telephone wiring outside, and this was all replaced at no cost to us by Centurylink.  Both receivers were fried and some wiring outside was fried, and DIRECTV replaced these at not cost, due to a protection plan we have in place.  The technician had to fiddle faddle around a bit, and was here for almost two hours to get us back up and running.
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> John's APC uninterruptible power supply got fried, so I sent a note to the manufacturer asking if there was a replacement available to us, since the lightning took the unit out and, therefore, it couldn't protect the modem and our inkjet printer.  The gentleman was "surprised" that I was not filing a claim for replacement of these items, as that is the guarantee that comes with the APC unit.  Enter God.  He's shipping us a new one [upgraded model] along with the paperwork to file a claim (which I reminded him we are not asking for) and said that even if we don't file a claim, we can keep the new unit that is being shipped. God is soooooooooooo GOOD.
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> I opened a claim with our Homeowner's Policy for the replacement printer and two televisions.  They were so gracious, and made it quite simple and painless to file a claim.  I'd never opened a claim with any homeowner policy in my life.  The adjuster phoned yesterday to give us the final figure as they see it, and it's more than enough to pay off the credit card that paid for these three items!!!!!!!  He figured the amount as "replacement value" and didn't deduct any depreciation for the time we had them, stating that it was such a small claim that he was giving us the full replacement amount ........ even including the sales tax for the items!
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> Needless to say, I stand with a humbled heart before our Sovereign God.  As I thought of this all this morning, I was thanking God once again for protecting our home and persons from any damage.  When we look at the damage that "could have" been, it's very humbling.  He protected our home from a direct hit; two HUGE trees in our back yard were not touched; our water well was not damaged, etc.  It was all better than "hitting the Lotto"! LOL!
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> The Parable, or the lesson I saw from the recent lightning strike:
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> If your lifestyle, actions, etc., or the "friendships" you maintain are not aligned with what God has instructed us in His Word, you may be standing too close to the lightning strike.  Granted, you won't take a direct hit, but you'll be close enough to come under some of the residual effects.  His mercy protects you, but you realize in that instant that it could have been a drastic and traumatic direct hit.  It will cause you to step back and reassess all matters pertaining to this life and beyond.
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> I've got a slight feeling for what Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego felt like when they came out of the fire.  No burning flesh and not even the smell of smoke. (Read Daniel 3)
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> Thank you again for praying, and especially for reading this "tome"!  There any many more words I could write while giving God the glory for the outcome of this whole situation.
>                  John