God's Care For Four-footed Creatures.

        I looked out our window and there in the street were our neighbors from down the way.  They looked so worried, and they called out, "Have you seen Shemi?  She got out and she never does this.  We can't find her anywhere!"  We joined other friends to help them look for her.  A severe storm was coming soon, the forecast said, with wind and hail and torrential rains.  We looked high and low, but no little dog.

        Soon, Sumita and her husband decided to drive around other neighborhoods to search.  It wasn't long before they came back with good news.  Shemi was safe.  We were so relieved.

        What had happened was this:  a kind woman had seen their dog in the middle of a busy thoroughfare, had picked her up, and taken her to her house some distance away.  Just as our neighbors were driving down that street, here was the lady standing in her front yard.  She called out, "Are you looking for a little dog?"  "Yes, oh yes!" our friends replied.

        The next morning Sumita came around to thank us again for our help.  God led me to say to this Hindu woman, "I don't know what my husband was praying.  But as for me, I absolutely knew your dog could not be out of God's presence."  The look I got.  Some months earlier, Sumita had said, "You are Christian, are you not?  I know Jesus is your guy; he isn't mine."  But she said this kindly.  And since the incident described, I've noticed affection and respect in her and her husband's eyes.  One never knows where future conversations may lead.

        This couple could not get over what they considered a wonderful coincidence since Shemi did not have her collar on, nor did she have an identification chip.  They thought the whole thing was amazing.  But for all those who know that beyond God's loving presence we--and all His creatures--cannot go, it is not.