Dwight Nelson recently told a true story about the pastor of his church, who had a kitten that climbed up a tree in his back yard and then was afraid to come down. The pastor coaxed, offered warm milk, etc. The kitty would not come down.

The tree was not sturdy enough to climb, so the pastor decided that if he tied a rope to his car and drove slowly away so that the tree bent down, he could then reach up and get the kitten. He did all that, checking his progress in the car frequently, then figured if he went just a little bit further, the tree would be bent sufficiently for him to reach the kitten. But as he moved a little further forward, the rope broke, the tree went "boing", and the kitten instantly sailed though the air and out of sight.

The pastor felt terrible. He walked all over the neighborhood, asking people if they'd seen a little kitten. No. Nobody had seen a stray kitten. So he prayed, "Lord, I just commit this kitten to your keeping and went on about his business.

A few days later he was at the grocery store and met up with one of his church members. He happened to look into her shopping car and was amazed to see cat food. Now this woman was a cat hater and everyone knew it, so he asked her, "Why are you buying cat food when you dislike cats so much? "She replied, "You won't believe this," and told him how her little girl had been begging her for a cat, but she kept refusing. Then a few days before, the child had begged again, so she finally told her little girl, "Well, if God gives you a cat, I'll let you keep it."

She then told the pastor, "I watched my child go out in the yard, get on her knees, and ask God for a cat. And really, Pastor, you won't believe this, but I saw it with my own eyes. A kitten suddenly came flying out of the blue sky, with its paws outspread, and landed right in front of her.

Never underestimate the Power of God, or the prayers of a child!