Today is Monday, December 12th, 2011; Karen's Korner #2211

In Point Man,
Steve Farrar tells the story of George McCluskey.
 
When McCluskey married and started a family,
he decided to invest one hour a day in prayer,
because he wanted his kids to follow Christ.
After a time, he expanded his prayers to include
his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Every day between 11 a.m. and noon,
he prayed for the next three generations.
 
As the years went by, his two daughters committed their lives to Christ
and married men who went into full-time ministry.
The two couples produced four girls and one boy.
Each of the girls married a minister, and the boy became a pastor.
The first two children born to this generation were both boys.
Upon graduation from high school,
the two cousins chose the same college and became roommates.
During their sophomore year, one boy decided to go into the ministry.
The other didn't.
He undoubtedly felt some pressure to continue the family legacy,
but he chose instead to pursue his interest in psychology.
 
He earned his doctorate and eventually wrote books for parents that became bestsellers.
He started a radio program heard on more than a thousand stations each day.
The man's name--
James Dobson.
Through his prayers,
George McCluskey affected far more than one family.
 
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Whether we know it or not,
we are the product of someone else's prayer or time investment.
Only God knows how our prayers may impact generations to come!

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