Answered Prayers – A Lift For Your Weekend. (And, Some Funny Stuff!)

This blog has a praying audience. I know this from the comments I get on different pieces. Sometimes you pray that I’ll get bad arthritis and quit writing, but most of the time you’ve lifted me up in prayer, or prayed for someone when I’ve assembled the prayer warriors to embark on a special mission. Those prayers we lift up to Heaven are not always answered with a yes. But when they are, it’s good to mention them in public.

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I have seen miracles in my life. Some great, some small. But any miracle is huge when you consider the fact that modern people assign all miracles to the Bible. Some even think that they stopped shortly after the Pentateuch, and that anything in the New Testament is embellished by a cult of yahoos following a carpenter around. I beg to differ. I will offer one small example today and then we’ll get on to the levity.

Tuesday my wife and I had a discussion about where we wanted to travel this next year. We both want to go back to Haiti with Healing Haiti. But an amazing trip to Israel is on the horizon. We discussed it and decided that we would likely go to Israel and wait on Haiti. But we agreed that Haiti wasn’t off the table, just pushed slightly to the side. We’d never been to the Holy Land (well, lots of trips to the Deli, but not to .. never mind) and wanted to do that before we were both old and decrepit. (That’s scheduled for 2016)

Wednesday a friend of mine announced he’s leading a trip to Haiti. I called him within minutes of his post on Facebook and got the low down. He and I had talked about doing this a month ago and I told him the odds were against it – my vacation lining up with his trips was unlikely. Well, God made it work – I already had that week off. I’d much rather be on a mission than attend another writers conference (good conference, but God’s work in the fields of Haiti takes precedence) this year. I’ve already been and done, I can skip one.

I prayed last night, asking God to help me find the finances to make it happen. My acting is sporadic but it can crank up unexpectedly and pay for a lot of these trips if it goes well. I went to bed with that on my mind.

I woke up early this morning – my phone was ringing. It was a friend who had been talking to a friend in another state. He needed somebody to do a voice over series for local distribution in a small market. Would I be interested? Could he give the guy my number? Absolutely. I aimed him at the voice over links on the “About The Author – And Some Links” page of this blog. You may never have noticed it. My mugshots and voice over stuff resides there until I build a comprehensive new site.

Six hours later the phone rings again, this time it’s Tom from Moore Creative Talent. Tom wonders if I can come in and audition for a voice over tomorrow morning. Sure thing.

In the space of 14 hours God sent me two opportunities. I’ve got to make them work, but that’s twice the voice over work/opportunities I’ve seen in a while. (I know, 0x2=0 but math has never been part of this blog.)

The point is, God listens. He has us do the work. But I asked with a pure heart for help in making these trips to serve him and grow in my faith. The answer came whistling back in hours. That’s why I continue to pray: not to get stuff, but to keep in touch with my boss the Jewish Carpenter.

So, I promised levity. It’s even related. I found this delightful series on youtube.com called Adventures in Voiceover. Mike Rowe, the Dirty Jobs guy, is a very talented voice over talent. He did these videos and really touched my heart. Some are sincere in nature but he infuses them with humor. All of them offer a bit of a view into what voice over is like for me. I’d love to have half of his talent, but I’m good to go with what God has given me. See above. WARNING: Mike occasionally uses bad words.

I hope you enjoy these and have a great weekend. I will. What are you up to for the next 48 hours?

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Answered Prayers – A Lift For Your Weekend. (And, Some Funny Stuff!) — 2 Comments

  1. The two of you will love Israel. It’s a fascinating place. While you are right there in the Med, add on a cruise!