GOD'S ELEPHANTS
No one is insignificant in God's eyes, and His
care for sparrows, finches, eagles, and elephants
is a constant reminder that He cares for you and
me. What He makes, He cherishes. .
Consider the elephants of the Pavilion Hotel in
Phuket, Thailand, where one of the most popular
attractions is elephant rides. As many as
eight tourists ride on one elephant; the
elephants take them first in to see the
surrounding forest, then down to the beautiful
beach, then to stop for lunch at a freshwater
lagoon, then finally back to the hotel.
Our nine elephants, writes Pavilion Hotel Group
manager Jim France, are kept chained to in-ground
posts, not because they need to be, but because
it makes the tourists feel better because their
children seem safe from a tromping when they're
feeding the beasts.
About twenty minutes before the first wave of the
recent Tsunami hit, our elephants became
extremely agitated and unruly. Four of the
elephants had just returned from a trip, and
their handlers had not yet chained them.
In a desperate panic, the four unchained
elephants helped the other five elephants tear
free from their chains. Then they all
climbed a hill and started bellowing. Many people
followed them up the hill.
Then the waves hit.
As soon as the waves subsided, the elephants
charged back down from the hill, and started
picking up children with their trunks and running
them back up the hill. When they had taken
all the children to safety, the elephants began
helping the adults.
God's elephants rescued forty-two people that
day. Then they returned to the beach and
carried up four people who had been killed by the
waves, one of which was a child.Not until the
task was done did they allow their handlers to
mount them. Then, with handlers atop, they
began moving wreckage.
Remember, whatever God makes, He cherishes.
Including elephants, sparrows -- and you.
Your
Friend,
John
P.S.
NOTE: Today is 2-1-08 and I just discovered that
this story is another one of those internet myths
which get started... I will leave it up because
so many people find this page through search
engines and they may as well find out here that
it is false... I left the story anyway.
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