One Family's Experiences with Prayer

 

After a year went by, with no television, “Then came God's answer,” Bill said.

 

A board member called reporting that a bank foreclosed on an mansion a year ago and was anxious to unload it.            

 

The Pfeiffers drove over to take a look. A long driveway led uphill to a two-story house. Adjacent to the house was an all weather tennis court and on the other side, a carriage house large enough to serve as a chapel.

 

Inside the sprawling house were four bedrooms and three baths, and a large kitchen, with a commercial size stove, suitable for cooking for small groups.

 

The lower level had an enclosed swimming pool with a small self-propelled robot. One thing the Pfieffers hadn't prayed for was a wet bar off the pool, but in a corner stood a juke box.

 

“Whatever you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive.” (Matthew 21:22)

 

Bill and Cindy Pfeiffer

Hebron, CT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“One time, we were going shopping , but we couldn't find our car keys. We looked and looked but we still didn't know where they were. I suggested we say a prayer to find the keys. We prayed and soon someone had an idea where we should look and there were the keys.

I am thankful for prayer.” ............................Vivian (age 5)

 

"A few days after I was baptized, our family went camping at Crater Lake. When I woke up, I went running through the trees around our campsite. I realized I was missing the CTR ring Grandma Price had given me at my baptism.
"CTR stands for Choose the Right. Whenever I see the ring, I am reminded to make good choices.
"We looked everywhere for that ring, around the tent, in the tent, on the trails around our campsite and in the rest room.
"We couldn't find it. Then my Grandma Pam suggested we should stop and say a prayer to find the ring. During the prayer, Grandma had an idea in her mind. She said we should check the men's restroom again and specifically look on the windowsill.

"Dad and I went to the men's restroom. I was not tall enough to see the sill but dad could and there was the ring.

"We believe someone found the ring and placed it there where it would be more visible to an adult. Now I know to say prayers when I need help.".......................Caleb (age 8)

Our family was on vacation on Maui at our favorite baby beach, when a woman approached and asked if we had lost anything. She seemed like she didn't want to disclose any details about what she had found. I looked around quickly and I told her I didn't think we had.

Later, back in our condo, we realized our GoPro, underwater camera, was missing. Jordan returned to the beach to look for the camera and the woman who had approached me earlier. The kids and I knelt down and prayed that Jordan would locate the camera, When he returned from the beach he was empty-handed.

We posted the lost camera on Craigslist. That evening we received a call that our camera had been found. The caller was the woman on the beach. The next day we gratefully received the camera and the photos saved on it.

We were most grateful to have these experiences with prayer as a family. Our children still talk about them.

Jordan and Shana Price and children

Portland, OR