Howard County Sheriff Jerry
Marr got a disturbing
call one Saturday afternoon a
few months ago. His
6-year-old grandson Mikey had
been hit by a
car while fishing in
Greentown with his dad. The
father and son were near a
bridge by the Kokomo
Reservoir when a woman lost
control of her car,
slid off the bridge and hit
Mikey at a rate of about
50 mph.
Sheriff Marr had seen the
results of accidents
like this and feared the
worst. When he got to
Saint Joseph Hospital, he
rushed through the
emergency room to find Mikey
conscious and in
fairly good spirits.
"Mikey, what happened?"
Sheriff Marr asked.
Mikey replied, "Well, Papaw,
I was fishin' with
Dad, and some lady runned me
over, I flew into a
mud puddle, and broke my
fishin' pole and I didn't
get to catch no fish!"
As it
turned out, the impact
propelled Mikey about 500
feet, over a few trees and
an embankment and in the
middle of a mud puddle.
His only injuries were to his
right femur bone,
which had broken in two
places. Mikey had surgery to
place pins in his leg.
Otherwise the boy is fine.
Since all the boy could talk
about was that his
fishing pole was broken, the
Sheriff went out to Wal-mart
and bought him a new one
while he was in surgery so
he could have it when he came
out.
The next day the Sheriff sat
with Mikey to keep him
company in the hospital.
Mikey was enjoying his new
fishing pole and talked
about when he could go
fishing again as he cast
into the trash can. When they
were alone,Mikey, just
a matter-of-fact, said,
"Papaw, did you know Jesus is
real?"
"Well", the Sheriff replied,
a little startled. "Yes,
Jesus is real to all who
believe in Him and love Him
in their hearts."
"No," said Mikey. "I mean
Jesus is REALLY real."
"What do you mean?" asked the
Sheriff.
"I know he's real 'cause I
saw Him." said Mikey,
still casting into the
trashcan.
"You did?" said the Sheriff.
"Yep," said Mikey. "When that
lady runned me over
and broke my fishing pole,
Jesus caught me in his
arms and laid me down in the
mud puddle."
GIVES YOU GLORY BUMPS DOESN'T
IT!
GOD WILL DO THE REST
I asked the Lord to bless you
As I prayed for you today
To guide you and protect you
As you go along your way
His love is always with you
His promises are true
And when we give Him all our
cares.
So when the road you're
traveling on
Seems difficult at best
Just remember I'm here
praying
And GOD WILL DO THE REST.