Hello ,
In October 1909, Vancouver, British Columbia purchased its first motorized ambulance. In 1909, a new ambulance was a rare thing, but the city spared no expense to get the best available vehicle—a Model 740 Ambulance from New York, costing $4,000, or more than $100,000 in today's
money. Just hours after being on the streets, the ambulance transported its first casualty—an American tourist from Ohio who had been out shopping in downtown Vancouver.
One of the wealthy women who had worked hard to get the new ambulance summarized the facts in the simplest of terms: "It killed him outright. So the first passenger
for the ambulance went to the morgue."*
We often work hard to get people to visit our churches, hoping that while they are there, we can introduce them to Jesus. Sometimes however, we run them over with the Word of God...attempting to share with them, more than they are ready to spiritually handle.
Lord, help me to show Your love to others with patience, kindness, and integrity. In Jesus name, amen!
Have a great
day and God bless!
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Skye
Jethani, Wheaton, Illinois; sources: Chuck Davis, The Chuck Davis History of Metropolitan Vancouver (Harbour, 2011), page 64; Stephen Osborne, "Signs and Portents," Giest North of America
