anecdote 7 – LETTER FROM AN ORPHANAGE DOCTOR a lenten story

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LETTER FROM AN ORPHANAGE DOCTOR

A Lenten Story

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rewritten from the original

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before they even call

I have answered

isaiah 65:24

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one night I had worked hard

to help a mother in the labour ward

but in spite of all we could do

she died leaving us

with a tiny premature baby

and a two-year-old daughter crying

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we had no special feeding facilities

an aide came running to me in distress

saying the rubber feeding bottle burst

while she was filling it

it was our last hot-water bottle

it was not good crying over spilt milk

from a broken bottle

which did not grow on trees

there were no drugstores down the forest path

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next day, while i was at prayer with the orphans

I told them that the feeding bottle broke

and the premature baby may die

I told them to pray about problems they had

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when it was the turn of ten-year-old ruth

she said, “please, God, send us a water bottle

and please send it this afternoon before the baby dies

and while You are at it, You might as well send a doll

to the baby’s older sister

so she’ll know You really love her?”

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i hesitated to say ‘amen’

i just did not believe God could do this

of course I knew He could do everything

the Bible says so

nothing is impossible for the Lord

but there are limits, aren’t there?

the only way God could answer this prayer

would be to send me a parcel from homeland

i had never received a parcel

in my four years at the orphanage

and who would put

a feeding bottle or a doll in there?

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that afternoon, we were all surprised

when a car arrived in this lonely outpost

and dumped a gigantic two-kilo parcel

at the front door

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i gathered the 40-odd children

so we could open the parcel together

carefully, I undid the string knot

everyone was silent in anticipation

crowding each other around me

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they gave a loud sigh in unison

when first to come out were

brightly colored knitted jerseys

i gave them out

and they giggled with glee

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then there were knitted bandages

for the leprosy patients

the kids looked a little bored

then came a box of mixed raisins and sultanas

they perked up again

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as I reached in deeper

lo and behold a brand-new hot-water bottle

i could not hold my tears

they were asking what was wrong

i just nodded my head

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ruth came forward and took the bottle

and danced with it

they all broke into a song

that i had taught them just a day before

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i did not pray for the bottle

It was ruth who did

she said, “If God has sent the bottle

He must have sent the doll too!”

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impossible, I said, the bottle was good enough

but a doll, that’s too much of a coincidence

so I reached down again

and there it was – a beautifully dressed dolly

ruth was not surprised, she never doubted it

she grabbed it and kissed it

and they went for a second song

this time louder than ever

it was a song of praise to the Lord

I was too stunned to sing with them

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ruth asked me, “can I go over with you

and give this dolly to the little girl?

i want to tell her Jesus really loves her”

we were on our way

walking towards the little girl

i was ashamed of myself

for being of so little faith

how could I say nothing

was impossible for the Lord

and not believe it?

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the parcel had been on its way

five long months before

prepared by my former sunday school class

who ‘obeyed’ God’s silent ‘order’

for a bottle and a doll for two african kids

at the request of a tiny girl called ruth

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sincerely,

a children’s doctor

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before they even call

I have answered

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isaiah 65:24

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before they even pray

I have granted their prayer

before they even speak

I have heard their plea

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from your mother’s womb

I have known you

with every breath you make

I am with you

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with every yearning of your troubled heart

I bring you peace

I am the wind on windless days

pushing your sail towards shore

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eastwind

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praise to You o Father

for what you have hidden from the wise

you have revealed to little children

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luke 10:21

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he who asks shall receive

he who seeks shall find

he who knocks

the door shall be opened

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matthew 7:8

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behold the kingdom of heaven

is within you

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luke 17:21

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return to Me with your whole heart

with fasting and weeping and mourning

rend your hearts not your garments

return to Me your Lord your God

for gracious and mercial am I

slow to anger rich in kindness

relenting in punishment

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joel 2:12-13

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there are in the end three things

that never fail

faith and hope and love

and the greatest of these is love

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1 corinthians 13:13

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when you cross turbulent waters

I shall be with you

in the wild rivers you shall not drown

when you walk through fire

you shall not be burned

no flames shall consume you

as I am with you always

for I am the Lord your God

your Saviour the Holy One

for you are precious and glorious in My eyes

and I love you

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isaiah 43:2-8

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Save and send this to friends and the sick.

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healing story 3 – LETTER FROM AN ORPHANAGE DOCTOR

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OUR RADIO PROGRAM HAS BEEN

TEMPORARILY TERMINATED

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READ ABOUT THE OIL THAT MYSTERIOUSLY

APPEARED ON THE FLOOR OF THE HEALING CENTER

ONE DAY BEFORE TYPHOON ONDOY.

SISTER RAQUEL USED THE OIL TO HEAL CANCER PATIENTS.

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Inquirer article –

http://www.sisterraquel.com/2010/01/prayer33-a-prophecy-for-the-new-decade/

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Youtubes –

Part 1 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=owykGkNCpIg

Part 2 – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dlREzytKuSg

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Dramatic photos of the oil –

http://www.sisterraquel.com/2009/12/poster37-40-mysterious-oil-and-cloud-at-healing-center/

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CONTACT US –

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www.sisterraquel.com

eastwind@motherignaciahealingministry.com

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Call Sister Raquel for healing –

(632) 930-3902 only from 730pm to 830pm

Philippine time, except wednesdays and Saturdays

If no answer, try again tomorrow

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THE LORD REIGNS IN CYBERSPACE

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amdg

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