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A MUST READ! Forwarded by Eddy Palffy The brand new pastor and his wife, newly assigned to their first ministry, to re-open a church in suburban Brooklyn , arrived in early October excited about their opportunities When they saw their church, it was very run down and needed much work. They set a goal to have everything done in time to have their first service on Christmas Eve.
December
18 were
ahead of schedule and just about finished
that
the roof had leaked,
causing a large area
of plaster
about 20 feet
by 8 feet to fall off the front wall of the sanctuary just behind the pulpit,
beginning about head high. do
but postpone the Christmas Eve
service, headed home. On the way he noticed that a local business
was having a flea market type sale for charity so he stopped
in. One of the items was a beautiful,
handmade, ivory colored, crocheted tablecloth with exquisite work, fine colors
and a Cross embroidered right in the center. It was just the right size to cover
up the hole in the front wall. He bought it and headed back to the church. opposite
direction was trying to catch the bus.. She missed it. The pastor invited her to
wait in the warm church for the next bus 45 minutes later. She sat in a pew and
paid no attention to the pastor while he got a ladder, hangers, etc., to put up
the tablecloth as a wall tapestry. The pastor could hardly believe how beautiful
it looked and it covered up the entire problem area. a
sheet.. 'Pastor,'
she
asked, 'where did you get that tablecloth?' The pastor explained. The
woman asked him to check the
lower right corner to see if the initials, EBG were crocheted into
it there. They were. These
were the initials of the woman, and she had made this tablecloth 35 years
before, in Austria the
tablecloth. The woman explained that before the war she and her husband were
well-to-do people in Austria . When the Nazis came, she was forced to
leave. Her husband was going to follow her the next week. He was
captured, sent to prison and never saw her husband or her home again. for
the church. The pastor insisted on driving her home, that was the least
he could do.. She lived on the other side of Staten
Island and was only
in Brooklyn for the day for
a housecleaning job. almost
full. The music and the spirit
were great. At the end of the service, the
pastor and his wife greeted
everyone at the door and
many said that they would return. One older man, whom the pastor
recognized from
the neighborhood continued to sit in one of the
pews and stare, and the
pastor wondered why he
wasn't leaving. was
identical to one that his wife had made years ago when they lived in Austria
before the war and how could there be two tablecloths so much alike. her
safety and he was supposed to follow her, but he was arrested and put in a
prison. He never saw his wife or his home again
all the 35 years in between. drove
to Staten Island and to the
same house where the pastor had taken the woman three days earlier. knocked
on the door and he saw the greatest Christmas reunion he could ever imagine.
you
as I prayed for you today, to guide you and protect you as you go along
your way. His love is always with you, His promises are true, and when we give
Him all our cares you know He will see us through. remember
I'm here praying and God will do the rest. Pass this on to those you want God to
bless and don't forget to send it back to the one who asked God to bless you
first. you
need. Take 60 seconds
and give this a shot! All you do is
simply
say
the following small prayer for the person who sent you this. know they may be needing this day! May their life be full of your peace, prosperity and power as he/she seeks to have a closer relationship with you. Amen. God Bless those who realize their need for Him for the Kingdom of Heaven is given to them. Matthew 5:3 Have a Blessed and Prosperous New Year!
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