shemp
3rd May 2004, 05:41 AM
Answered Prayers In Mississippi (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/05/03/iraq/main615126.shtml)
Civilian contractor Thomas Hamill's daring escape Sunday after three weeks as a hostage in Iraq has this tiny town of just 2,500 celebrating, saying prayers of thanksgiving, and planning a parade for when Hamill comes home.
In Macon, he's better known as Tommy - the guy they've been praying for non-stop since April 9th, when he was taken as a hostage in Iraq by rebels that attacked the fuel convoy he was in.
Church deacon and Sunday school teacher John Gauntt, 36, said he was in bed when his wife ran down the hall yelling "Tommy is free!"
"We believe that everything works for the good for those that trust him," Gauntt said.
Meanwhile, there are reports that God was out playing shuffleboard when these people's prayers came in:
At least 9 U.S. troops killed in Iraq attacks (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4824213/)
At least nine U.S. service members were killed in Iraq on Sunday, the military said, signaling the possibility that U.S. casualties in Iraq may continue at the same grisly pace as in April, until now the bloodiest month since the conflict began 13 months ago.
I guess He doesn't have an answering machine for when He's out. Or maybe they were all Satanists. Yeah, Satanists, yeah, that's it, that's the ticket!
Civilian contractor Thomas Hamill's daring escape Sunday after three weeks as a hostage in Iraq has this tiny town of just 2,500 celebrating, saying prayers of thanksgiving, and planning a parade for when Hamill comes home.
In Macon, he's better known as Tommy - the guy they've been praying for non-stop since April 9th, when he was taken as a hostage in Iraq by rebels that attacked the fuel convoy he was in.
Church deacon and Sunday school teacher John Gauntt, 36, said he was in bed when his wife ran down the hall yelling "Tommy is free!"
"We believe that everything works for the good for those that trust him," Gauntt said.
Meanwhile, there are reports that God was out playing shuffleboard when these people's prayers came in:
At least 9 U.S. troops killed in Iraq attacks (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4824213/)
At least nine U.S. service members were killed in Iraq on Sunday, the military said, signaling the possibility that U.S. casualties in Iraq may continue at the same grisly pace as in April, until now the bloodiest month since the conflict began 13 months ago.
I guess He doesn't have an answering machine for when He's out. Or maybe they were all Satanists. Yeah, Satanists, yeah, that's it, that's the ticket!