Message-ID: <8447123.1075855559751.JavaMail.evans@thyme> Date: Mon, 13 Nov 2000 04:28:00 -0800 (PST) From: shauncy.mathews@enron.com To: janet.warri@enron.com, leticia.flores@enron.com, donna.ruff@enron.com, elida.aguilar@enron.com, lisa.shoemake@enron.com, judy.hernandez@enron.com, angela.collins@enron.com, albernita.travis@enron.com, daniel.cox@enron.com, melissa.rodriguez@enron.com, lori.boutte@enron.com Subject: This will give you chills! Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-From: Shauncy Mathews X-To: Janet Warri, Leticia Flores, Donna Ruff, Elida Aguilar, Lisa Shoemake, Judy Hernandez, Angela Collins, Albernita Travis, Daniel Cox, Melissa Rodriguez, Lori Boutte X-cc: X-bcc: X-Folder: \Juan_Hernandez_Dec2000\Notes Folders\Notes inbox X-Origin: Hernandez-J X-FileName: jhernan.nsf ---------------------- Forwarded by Shauncy Mathews/HOU/ECT on 11/13/2000 12:27 PM --------------------------- Lori Boutte@ENRON 11/13/2000 11:03 AM To: Kathy Bass/HOU/EES@EES, Albernita Travis/Corp/Enron@Enron, Donna Ruff/Corp/Enron@ENRON, Elida Aguilar/Corp/Enron@Enron, Shauncy Mathews/HOU/ECT@ECT, Janet Warri/NA/Enron@Enron, Celia Delahoussaye/ENRON_DEVELOPMENT@ENRON_DEVELOPMENT, gofrilot@aol.com, MOButler@MarathonOil.com, lkuykendall@chlcpa.com, eboutte@aisp.net, cnedixon@mediaone.net cc: Subject: This will give you chills! Thanks, Lori Boutte' IT Sourcing and Procurement Enron Corp (713) 345-6253 ----- Forwarded by Lori Boutte/Corp/Enron on 11/13/2000 10:58 AM ----- Kathy Bass@EES 11/13/2000 10:24 AM To: Dorothy Dade/NA/Enron@Enron, lberrym@emtergy.com, Sandra Strickland/NA/Enron@Enron, Yvette Butler/HOU/EES@EES, Helen Mathews/HOU/EES@EES, claudedog364@entergy.com, cjohns5@entergy.com, Lori Boutte/Corp/Enron@Enron, Denise McDaniel/HOU/EES@EES, Nicholas Isom/HOU/EES@EES cc: Subject: This will give you chills! ---------------------- Forwarded by Kathy Bass/HOU/EES on 11/13/2000 10:14 AM --------------------------- Enron Energy Services From: Helen Mathews 11/13/2000 10:07 AM Phone No: 713-345-8648 To: Chaun Roberts/NA/Enron@Enron, Maricela Chavez/HOU/EES@EES, Georgia Schmidt/HOU/EES@EES, Susan Rouse/HOU/EES@EES, Martha J Woytek/HOU/EES@EES, Louis Allen/EPSC/HOU/ECT@ECT, Beverly Jones/HOU/EES@EES, Jacqueline M Jackson/HOU/EES@EES, Kathy Bass/HOU/EES@EES, Nicholas Isom/HOU/EES@EES, Evelyn Davis/HOU/EES@EES cc: Subject: This will give you chills! ---------------------- Forwarded by Helen Mathews/HOU/EES on 11/13/2000 10:03 AM --------------------------- Beverly Jones 11/13/2000 09:19 AM To: Helen Mathews/HOU/EES@EES cc: Subject: This will give you chills! ---------------------- Forwarded by Beverly Jones/HOU/EES on 11/13/2000 09:19 AM --------------------------- Enron Energy Services From: Brenda Boutte 11/13/2000 09:16 AM Phone No: (713) 345-4033 To: linda.walker@enron.com, bjones3@enron.com, rodney.keys@enron.com, gharper@mail.mdanderson.org, blethrid@mdanderson.org, traleigh@mdanderson.org, "Allison-Hynson, Cynthia" , JACKIE.P.Davis@EXXON.sprint.com, Joseph Collins/HOU/EES@EES, Angela Ramirez@AZURIX cc: Subject: This will give you chills! > This is the kind of God I serve. WOW! > > This will give you chills! > > > > A young man had been to Wednesday night Bible > > Study. The Pastor had shared > > about listening to God and > > obeying the Lord's voice. The young man couldn't > > help but wonder, "Does God > > still speak to people?" > > > > > > > After service he went out with some friends for > > coffee and pie and they > > discussed the message. Several > > different ones talked about how God had led them > > in different ways. It was > > about ten o'clock when the young man > > started driving home. Sitting in his car, he > > just began to pray, "God, If > > you still speak to people, speak to me. I will > > listen. I will do my best to obey." > > > > > > > As he drove down the main street of his town, he > > had the strangest thought > > to stop and buy a gallon of milk. He > > shook his head and said out loud, "God is that > > you?" He didn't get a reply > > and started on toward home. But again, the > > thought, buy a gallon of milk. The young man > > thought about Samuel and how > > he didn't recognize the voice of God, and how > > little Samuel ran to Eli. "Okay, God, in case that > > is you, I will buy the > > milk." It didn't seem like too hard a test of > > obedience. He could always use the milk. He > > stopped and purchased the > > gallon of milk and started off toward home. > > > > > > > As he passed Seventh Street, he again felt the > > urge, "Turn down that > > street." This is crazy he thought and drove on > > past the intersection. Again, he felt that he > > should turn down Seventh > > Street. At the next intersection, he > > turned back and headed down Seventh. Half > > jokingly, he said out loud, > > "Okay, God, I will". He drove several blocks, > > when suddenly, he felt like he should stop. He > > pulled over to the curb and > > looked around. He was in semicommercial > > area of town. It wasn't the best but it wasn't the > > worst of neighborhoods either. > > > > > > > The businesses were closed and most of the houses > > looked dark like the > > people were already in bed. Again, he sensed > > something, "Go and give the milk to the people in > > the house across the > > street." The young man looked at the house. > > It was dark and it looked like the people were > > either gone or they were > > already asleep. He started to open the door > > and then sat back in the car seat. " Lord, this > > is insane. Those people are > > asleep and if I wake them up, they are > > going to be mad and I will look stupid." Again, he > > felt like he should go and give the milk. Finally, he opened the > > door, "Okay God, if this is you, I will go to the > > door and I will give them > > the milk. If you want me to look like a crazy > > person, okay. I want to be obedient. I guess that > > will count for something, > > but if they don't answer right away, I > > am out of here." He walked across the street and > > rang the bell. He could > > hear some noise inside. A man's voice > > yelled out, "Who is it? What do you want?" Then > > the door opened before the > > young man could get away. > > > > > > > The man was standing there in his jeans and > > T-shirt. He looked like he had > > just got out of bed. He had a strange > > look on his face and he didn't seem too happy to > > have some stranger standing > > on his doorstep. "What is it?" > > The young man thrust out the gallon of milk,"Here, > > I brought this to you." > > The man took the milk and rushed down > > a hallway speaking loudly in Spanish. Then from > > down the hall came a woman > > carrying the milk toward the > > kitchen. The man was following her holding a baby. > > The baby was crying. The > > man had tears streaming down > > his face. The man began speaking and half crying, > > "We were just praying. We > > had some big bills this month and > > we ran out of money. We didn't have any milk for > > our baby. I was just > > praying and asking God to show me how > > to get some milk." His wife in the kitchen yelled > > out,"I ask him to send an > > Angel with some. Are you an Angel?" > > The young man reached into his wallet and pulled > > out all the money he had on > > him and put in the man's hand. He > > turned and walked back toward his car and the > > tears were streaming down his > > face. He knew that God still > > answers prayers. > > > > > > > THIS IS A SIMPLE TEST.... > > If you believe that God is alive and well, send > > this to ten people and the > > person that sent it to you > > > >