The Quilts on a Thousand Hills
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Illustrated Bible News - Special Edition Title The Quilts on a
Thousand Hills Editor: Larose McCluskey mailto:tetracha@aol.com
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Quilts on a Thousand Hills
by Ron McCluskey
"Aunt Joe! Aunt Joe!" Alice called down the stairs.
(Everyone called Josephine Aunt Joe. But, I call her that for a
special reason. After all, she was my step great-aunt in-law.)
"What do you need Alice," Aunt Joe replied.
"You gave away our quilt. Did you forget that we are getting
company tonight?"
Aunt Joe and her husband were missionaries in Africa. It was
very difficult to get supplies and even harder to get luxuries
like quilts. Even though they were in Africa, they lived high in
the mountains where it got cold at night and blankets were
necessary. Alice was her housekeeper. There were two very
important church leaders coming to inspect their mission and
stay the night with them. They would get very cold without a
quilt.
"That's right," Aunt Joe said thoughtfully, "We better pray
about it. After all, you know the Lord owns the quilts on..."
"Stop right there," said Alice, "I know what you're going to
say. You are going to say that the Lord owns the quilts on a
thousand hills. But how is he going to get you one here by
tonight?"
"Well, lets just pray about it." And that is what they did. When
they got off of their knees, they fixed up the guest room the
best they could. Then they went downstairs.
When they went into the kitchen, right by the back door there
was a barrel. What a surprise! When they had gone upstairs it
was not there. As they looked at it they noticed that it had
been sent from the United States.
"Look," said Aunt Joe, "It's the mission barrel. My husband must
have brought it while we were upstairs and we did not hear it."
They eagerly opened up the barrel and do you know what they saw?
... They saw shirts and pants; blouses and skirts; socks and
shoes. They eagerly took the clothes out of the barrel and clear
at the bottom there was a quilt. It was a beautiful quilt. It
was a thick quilt. It looked like it would keep a bed very warm.
They quickly took the quilt upstairs and it just fit the bed. It
was even the right size.
"See," said Aunt Joe, "God does own the quilts on a thousand
hills and He can get them delivered wherever He needs them."
When they got back downstairs, they looked closer at the barrel.
They noticed that it had been shipped over two months earlier
from the United States. How did it arrive just in time? You know
what I think? I think that God whispered in a ladies ear, "Would
you like to have some fun with me? There is a missionary in
Africa that needs a quilt. If you start making it now, we can
get it there just in time." And that is what happened. That lady
started making that quilt and put it in the mission barrel. That
way it could get there just in time to surprise Aunt Joe and
Alice.
When you need something, be sure to think of God. He owns
everything on the earth and can supply every need that you have.
Also, don't forget to listen for His voice. You might be the
next one He calls on to share in His fun.
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