O Lord, you preserve both man and beast

O LORD, YOU PRESERVE BOTH MAN AND BEAST Psalm 36: 6b
Some time ago we received this testimony by Ela: "The woman next door has moved and she has left her cats behind. I have taken care of them. They are half wild, so I can only feed them but I cannot nurse them when they are in trouble, for they are very shy. One cat I allow to sleep in my basement, it is always open so that she can always get in and out. Yesterday I came home and there was a terrible stench in there.

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A female resident - greatly advanced in years- from the retirement home where Inger used to work, was eagerly looking forward to the wedding party of her granddaughter, with whom she had a special bond. A while before the wedding, she was visibly getting worse: she became confused, had no strength left. She was expected to die very soon. Years before all this Inger once had talked with her about Jesus, but she did not want to choose for Him nor receive prayer. She thought it was "too late to change her mind". When her condition became critical, she allowed Inger to pray with her and she gave her heart to Jesus. Inger also prayed for new strength, so she would be able to attend the wedding. The next day her condition was much better, and slowly but surely the confusion disappeared and she recovered her strength. With a fresh mind, and a lovely outfit, she enjoyed -amidst her family -the wedding party she had longed for so much.