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It was
Sunday evening, June 4th. Missionaries Kevin and Karen Prevost had gone to a
neighboring town in |
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One man
began putting chairs into the Prevost's van that was parked across the
street. He didn't know that the Prevost's three year old son, Daniel, was
following him. |
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As little
Daniel stepped into the street, he didn't look for cars. Just then, a car was
coming down the street and it was heading right for Daniel. The driver of the
car saw Daniel and braked as hard as he could, but it was too late. The sound
of screeching brakes filled the air. Everyone who was standing around talking
wondered what was going on. |
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The driver
had tried to stop but could not. He tried to swerve to avoid hitting Daniel,
but it was too late. The car hit Daniel and threw him into the air. He landed
several yards away onto the pavement. |
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The
Prevosts saw the car coming but everything happened too fast. There was no
time to grab Daniel from the path of the car. In horror, Karen realized
Daniel had been hit by the car. She yelled for Kevin and they ran to where
Daniel was lying. Was Daniel even alive? |
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Kevin and Karen
immediately began praying for Daniel and calling out to God for His hand to
be on Daniel. When they got to Daniel, they were expecting to pick up a
bruised and bleeding child. But a miracle happened. They found little Daniel
lying on the street with barely a scratch on him. It was as though the hand
of God had caught him and protected him. The driver of the car went to the
hospital just to make sure that Daniel was all right. Kevin and Karen were
able to testify to him and to all the doctors of the miraculous protection of
our loving Father. After witnessing God's miraculous protection, Kevin and
Karen Prevost were wondering, "Was somebody specifically praying for us
at this time?" |
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A few
years later, as Kevin was visiting a church in Michigan, a woman named
Katrina McCormack introduced herself to him and related to him the other side
of the story. |
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Katrina
and her husband Jeff "adopted" the Prevosts as their missionaries
and have prayed faithfully for them for eleven years. One Sunday morning in
June of 1995, as their church service was coming to a close, they were
lingering at the altar, and God gave each of them a heavy burden to pray for
the Prevost family. Individually, they responded, praying for each family
member by name, not knowing that the other was also praying the same thing. |
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A month
later, they received the Prevosts' newsletter and read the account of
Daniel's accident with amazement. They quickly checked their calendar and
discovered it was the very day and time they had been praying at the altar! |
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Boys and
girls, do your prayers make a difference? YES, they do! Only eternity will
reveal all of the lives your prayers have touched! It's important to pray for
our missionaries every day. |
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Information
for this story was provided by Kevin and Karen Prevost, Missionaries to |
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From: http://4kids.ag.org/ |