User:Cyberaxis83

[IT IS NOT WHY BUT WHAT] This is a story told by a missionary in China many, many years ago about a woman who boarded a train with her in Europe. The first thing the missionary noticed was her radiant face so sweet that troubles seemed far from existence. They talked of anything under the sun and her face would brighten up when mission and religious work was discussed. Obviously, she had not experienced trying circumstances. As the train sped off and their talk turned to intimate conversation, the missionary observed that the woman’s right hand was missing and in its place was a steel hook. As their talk continued the missionary learned that this lady friend had been sent home to die. So she returned to her native country Sweden bought a farm and worked daily. One day while she was working on a threshing machine her right hand was out. It was a big blow a great misfortune in her life, but she accepted it as one of life’s trials. When her hand was cut off, she immediately looked up and ask God. “Lord, what do you really want me to do now that my right hand’s gone? What work? I am not asking why but what? What brave woman. She deserves all praises this world possesses with her unflinching courage. Her strength of character is really commendable. God used her to turn her farm into a home of the aged, the sick and the feeble. She is still there bringing blessings to the unfortunate.