Hello ,
Bill Scott spends hours on his ham radio every day. He takes it on walks, vacations, and even social gatherings. Over his 40 years of being an amateur radio operator, he has communicated with people everywhere
from South Africa to the Space Station.
This past June, he received a phone call and recognized the voice on the other end. Scott said, “It was all kind of skewed and everything. I thought it was a prank call at first. The voice said, ‘You are an
amateur radio operator.’ He said ‘Yeah’ and then it all started coming together.”
His ham radio friend, Skip Kritcher, 500 miles away in Myrtle Point, Oregon dialed Bill’s number by mistake. Scott said Kritcher was on the floor and in need of help. Kirtcher later said, “I couldn’t see the
numbers too good on the cell phone and I wound up pushing the button and calling Bill.”
Scott’s wife Sharon, a retired nurse of nearly 60 years, quickly realized Kritcher was having a stroke. She explained, “The speech that he had was slurred and my husband couldn’t seem to keep him on task, and he
was confused.”
The line dropped, and that’s when the Scotts called 9-1-1. The couple had been to Kritcher’s house before and knew where to direct first responders to his house. A family member of Kritcher told the Scotts their
quick actions saved his life. Sharon Scott said, “The family member said that the EMT told her that he would’ve died within a couple of hours. It was just a miracle that he called the wrong number and he got us and we were able to do something to help him.”
A life was saved by long-distance
friendship.
Whether we're close by, or far away, there are people in our sphere of influence who sometimes call on us for spiritual help and assistance. I have had a good number of people call me over the years with a
situation that they would like prayer about. What a blessing to be able to tell them that I will pray about their situation, and that there is a God in heaven Who really cares to listen.
Who might you know, that needs to have you lift them up in a very special way, today? They may not even ask you for it, but would be blessed to have you lift them up anyway. What a great opportunity for us to ask
God on their behalf.
Intercessory prayer is a powerful. Let's ask God to help us use it even more.
Have a great day and God bless!
Pastor Mike / The Open Word
