Thought for Today

Helping others in time of trouble

A poor Scottish farmer was working in his field one day when he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby bog, he found a young boy mired up to his waist and continuing to sink. The farmer immeadiately pulled the boy to safety, the next day a carriage arrived to the farmers' sparce home and a nobleman stepped out and informed the farmer the boy he had saved was his son. His offer of repayment to the farmer was refused, the farmer stating he could in no way accept any type payment for helping someone. The nobleman seeing the farmer had a son about the same age as his own then offered to give him the same education as his own son was to receive. The farmer's son went on to graduate from the prestigious St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, England. The farmer's son now known as Sir Alexander Fleming went on to develop penicillin, years later the nobleman's son developed pneomonia. He was sucessfully treated with penicillin, the noblemans' name? Sir Randalph Churchill, his son's name? Sir Winston Churchill.


Proverbs 11: 24

One man gives freely yet gains even more