I'm riding the answer to your prayer:

One of my favorite scenes in a movie doesn't come from a major production. Sheffey is the story of circuit rider, Robert Sheffey. His area of ministry was around Radford and Abingdon VA, and over into the Bluefield WV region. When he was going from community to community a hundred-and-fifty years ago the area was mostly wilderness. Some of it still is. The preacher got around on horseback. Gideon, his trusted mount, was his closest companion. One day Sheffey met a family, all their possessions loaded on a wagon, and their horse dead. The man could have walked back to town and bought a horse, but they had no money. Sheffey was known as a man of prayer so he got down to tal;k to the Lord on behalf of the unfortunate folk. He never finished his prayer, though. Long before he got to the "amen" he realized he had been riding the answer to their prayer. He spent a moment saying good-bye, gave the folk some instruction about feeding and watering his old friend, slung the saddle on his own shoulder and headed on to town. I guess that scene touches me so, because I know that man--not Bob Sheffey; I'm not quite that old, but folk just like him. People who just keep on giving in service to God and others. A friend of mine, for example, is a modern circuit rider. He has a Bob Sheffey heart. He's looking to get a two-wheeled Gideon to use on his rounds. You might be part of the answer to his prayer. If you want to find out more drop me a line. It's STTA.