Answered Prayer
Mankind sometimes questions God’s very existence. That fact is understandable because God works in such supernatural ways compared to the ways of mankind. Humanity must have a very deep faith to believe fully in the miracles of God.
Let’s examine a true and beautiful event that God caused to happen in my mother’s life.
After my basic training, I attended special training school as a surgical technician. Graduation from that made me eligible for duty overseas. A large cadre of us troops varying in vocations was transferred to Los Angeles to prepare for deployment oversees. A huge ocean liner loaded with troops sailed westward toward a destination we knew not where. We sailed and we sailed for nearly thirty days.
In the meantime, back at home, mothers will be loving mothers. They worried about the safety of their beloved sons.
My mother was one of many who were concerned. This was easily understandable after nearly thirty trips to the mailbox hoping for a letter and finding—nothing!
One morning at the breakfast table, Mom said to Dad, “I know where Harry is!”
Dad didn’t take her very seriously and said laughingly, “How could you know that? We haven’t heard from him.”
Mom continued, “I had a dream last night and three times I heard the words, ‘INDIA, INDIA, INDIA.’ That is where he is.”
Dad still had little belief in what he had heard and said, “India isn’t even a battlefront.” But he said no more, because he was a man of Godly faith.
Meanwhile we on the large ship sailed on and on, past stops at Wellington, New Zealand, and Perth, Australia—forty-three days total.
Back at home, a couple of weeks after Mom had the dream, they received a letter from me postmarked Apo, Bombay, India.
God truly is awesome.
About the Author
Harry Dishon is a retired veteran living in Howard County. He and his wife Joan recently recorded some of Harry’s recollections as a child and as a soldier, and we are honored to be able to share these memories with you. Periodically, we will post selections from Harry’s writings on our Military Appreciation page, so please come back and share some of Harry’s insights and memories.