Christmas morning, Belfast style

Good morning and Merry Christmas! God has been so good to us this year. He has given us good friends on both sides of the "pond", as well as everything we need and more. He continues to amaze me, knowing what we need before we even know!
In Sept, my school had prize night. The speaker was an older doctor who had spent most of her working life in Africa as a missionary. One story she told really sticks with me. She was working as the only doc in a hospital, seeing a 1000 patients each day. One patient died in childbirth leaving older children as well as the new baby. The doctor went to visit the children who lived at the orphanage adn told them about the new baby and her three year old sister. She told them that the last hot water bottle had burst and it was the only way to keep the baby warm. One little girl, called Ruth, told her that they would pray for a package and God would send what they needed. Ruth added: And God, send it today, not tomrorow because tomorrow will be too late and the baby will die. Oh, and God, send a dolly for the little girl whose Mummy died as she must be missing her". Three years into her time in Africa, this doctor had never gotten a package. Going back to her house, she found a large box, send from a girls school in London. Inside the box was a hot water bottle (as she remarked, who would send one to the tropics!), bandages, jumpers for the children, and a baby doll. The package had been sent three months before. Just like our Father to know what we need, before we do! Have a blessed Christmas.
Michele and Ethan