Praise God, He Cares for Us!

John and Winnie and several other children live with Grandpa Lawrence and Grandma Joyce. One Saturday Grandma Joyce came out of the kitchen with bad news. “The gas and all the provisions are almost gone,” she said.

Grandpa Lawrence had been in bed with malaria for a week and a half. Now there was no gas to light the stove and no food except a packet of milk and some tea leaves. The children did not complain that they were hungry. Instead they encouraged one another to wait and be patient. “God will care for us,” they said.

“Yes, let us pray,” agreed Grandma Joyce. So together they knelt and prayed. It was good to tell their good heavenly Father what they needed. Soon they did not feel troubled at all. Instead they sang songs of praise! “God is so good, God is so good, God is so good to us!”

Grandpa Lawrence was lying in bed feeling sick, but he smiled when he heard them sing. And in about two hours he heard something else. The phone rang and Grandma Joyce answered.

“That was our friend from the city,” she said with a big smile when the call was over. “She has sent us two thousand shillings for food and other needs!”

“Praise God! He has taken care of us, just like we said,” the children said, happily.

Only a few days later Grandpa Lawrence woke up feeling well and strong again. “God has healed me!” he shouted, as he leaped with joy. “I don’t feel any more aches and pains!”

“Oh, praise the Lord, He is so good!” Grandma Joyce agreed, with a happy smile.

Grandpa Lawrence hunted for a Bible story book and opened to a picture. “Look, here is the lame man that was healed. He is running, and leaping, and praising God. That’s what God has done for me, too!”

—shared by Grandpa Lawrence