Today is Tuesday, January 2nd, 2007; Karen's Korner #967

I heard it on the radio, saw it reported on a Des Moines television station, but when I heard it on the national cable television station FOX News, I knew I had to call my sister who lives in Fertile!
 
Todd Lundgren, who is their next door neighbor in the town of less than 400, was one of the two heroes. It seems that he and his friend Larry Shropshire had coffee at the local convenience store. They were playing "follow the leader" with their pick ups driving down Fertile's main street, when some young kid came running out near their path. They had to help!! Three friends had fallen through the ice on the Winnebago River, which runs parallel to the town of Fertile. Lundgren, who happens to be a plumber, raced to the back of his pick up to retrieved a rope. He flagged down Larry.
 
The three young people -a boy and two girls ages 13, 12, and 11 - grabbed on to the life saving device. which Todd tossed out to them. Larry began his stomach crawl onto the thin ice and began pulling the three, one by one, out of the icy water.
 
While they were chilled, shaking and unable to stand for a bit, all three will be fine!
 
The authorities and rescue units were called. After the fact, the reporters began to call. The two men are being tagged as heroes. All Todd can say is, "I really didn't do that much!"
 
Being in the right spot at the right time. Having the right equipment handy. Keeping their wits about them. Doing the right thing for a minute or two or three can turn someone into a hero. Making a difference between life and death. Just doing what needed to be done!
 
I wonder if we can transfer that physical care and rescue to the spiritual realm? Keep studying and praying; helping when and where we can as God directs or as seems right according to what we are being taught. Who knows how many people you and I might rescue? And maybe the day when we arrive in heaven and God shows us the list of things we did and the "cups of cool water" that we gave to someone who was thirsty is recorded, we will say, "I really didn't do that much!"
 
But there it is recorded, as pretty important to God's Kingdom!

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