A Stunning Testimony

I think this should be passed on, you never know when
you are going to be used by God for a time such as this.

A man from Norfolk , VA called a local radio station to
share this on Sept 11th, 2003, TWO YEARS AFTER THE
TRAGEDIES OF 9/11/2001.
His name was Robert Matthews. These are his words:

A few weeks before Sept. 11th, my wife and I found out we
were going to have our first child. She planned a trip out
to California to visit her sister. On our way to the
airport, we prayed that God would grant my wife a safe trip
and be with her.

Shortly after I said 'amen,' we both heard a loud
pop and the car shook violently. We had blown out a tire.

I replaced the tire as quickly as I could, but we still
missed her flight. Both very upset, we drove home.

I received a call from my father who was retired NYFD. He
asked what my wife's flight number was, but I
explained that we missed the flight.

My father informed me that her flight was the one that
crashed into the southern tower. I was too shocked to
speak. My father also had more news for me; he was going
to help. 'This is not something I can't just sit
by for; I have to do something.'

I was concerned for his safety, of course, but more because
he had never given his life to Christ. After a brief
debate, I knew his mind was made up. Before he got off of
the phone, he said, 'take good care of my Grandchild.
Those were the last words I ever heard my father say; he
died while helping in the rescue effort

My joy that my prayer of safety for my wife had been
answered quickly became anger. I was angry at God, at my
father, and at myself. I had gone for nearly two years
blaming God for taking my father away. My son would never
know his grandfather, my father had never accepted Christ,
and I never got to say good-bye.

Then something happened. About two months ago, I was
sitting at home with my wife and my son, when there was a
knock on the door. I looked at my wife, but I could tell
she wasn't expecting anyone. I opened the door to a
couple with a small child.

The man looked at me and asked if my father's name was
Jake Matthews. I told him it was.
He quickly grabbed my hand and said, 'I never got the
chance to meet your father, but it is an honor to meet his
son.'

He explained to me that his wife had worked in the World
Trade Center and had been caught inside after the attack.
She was pregnant and had been caught under debris. He then
explained that my father had been the one to find his wife
and free her. My eyes welled up with tears as I thought of
my father giving his life for people like this. He then
said, 'there is something else you need to know.'

His wife then told me that as my father worked to free her,
she talked to him and led him to Christ. I began sobbing at
the news.

Now I know that when I get to Heaven, my father will be
standing beside Jesus to welcome me, and that this family
would be able to thank him themselves . When their baby boy
was born, they named him Jacob Matthew, in honor of the man
who gave his life so that a mother and baby could live.

This story should help us to realize this: God is always in
control. We may not see the reason behind things, and we
may never know this side of heaven, but God is ALWAYS in
control.

Please take time to share this amazing story. You may never
know the impact it may have on someone. God doesn't
call the qualified , He qualifies the called.

Give thanks to the Lord for He is good. His love endures
Forever.
Psalm 136:1

"Freedom is never more than one generation away from
extinction We didn't pass it to our children in the
bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed
on for them to do the same, or one day we will spend our
sunset years telling our children and our children's
children what it was once like in the United States where
men were free."

Ronald Reagan