Hi everyone, its Aunt Frenita
Today's story is called 'Miracle at Midnight'
Today's message is 'I serve God by helping people in urgent situations'
The memory verse is from Psalm 91:11
It says 'For he will command his angels concerning you, to guard you in all your ways.'
It was Friday afternoon, and Juan was in his front yard picking up toys
Next door, his friend's little sister, Tina
was practicing riding her bicycle
She had only learned how a week before
Suddenly, Juan heard a crash
He turned around and saw that Tina had hit her mailbox and fallen off her bike
Immediately, he ran over to help her up
In a few minutes, she was back on her bike
The emergency was over
Heres a story about a more serious emergency
And someone who helped
This is how it may have happened
Eutychus swatted at a fly buzzing in his ear
'Phew, its hot in here,' he thought
I wish there was a little more of a breeze
The third floor meeting room was crowded
And it seemed as if everyone in Troas had come to say goodbye to Paul
Tonight was his last night with them
But no one wanted him to leave
After eating together, they asked Paul to preach one more time
'Be strong in Jesus,' Paul encouraged
The time passed quickly as Paul spoke, and before long, it was midnight
Sitting on the ledge of an open window
Eutychus began to yawn
It had been a long day and the heat made him feel sleepy
He shifted a little bit on the windowsill
He had arrived late
Since the room was so crowded, it had seemed like a good seat
And perhaps, it would be a little cooler
He yawned again
'Yaaaaawn'
Suddenly, a friend who was sitting close to Eutychus gasped
'Eutychus!! Oh no, Eutychus fell out the window!'
The man sprang through the doorway leading to the stairs and raced down to the street
Paul followed close behind him
Everyone else in the room was shocked into action
Many people ran down to see if there was anything they could do
They rushed to Eutychus but he was so still
There was no doubt he was dead
The people were stunned
They didn't know what to say
Bending down, Paul lifted Eutychus and held him in his arms
Quietly, he prayed
Finally, Paul looked up at his friends
'Don't worry, Eutychus is alive!'
Eutychus opened his eyes and looked around
He saw tears on the faces of this friends
'Wh..what happened?' he asked. 'Why are you crying?'
The night wasn't quiet anymore
Everyone was wide awake and full of joy!
'Eutychus, Eutychus! You're alive!
Oh, thank God!' They cried
Back up the stairs they went into the warm room
No one was sleepy now
Paul continued to preach to a wide awake crowd
He spoke with his friends until early in the morning
Even though Paul was talking to his friends about Jesus
He stopped right away to help Eutychus
That is what God wants us to do
Ask Jesus right now to help you
To help others at any time
Serving Jesus means being ready and willing to help others, especially in emergencies