• 2022-06-15
    Oneday,young,HowardKellywhowassellinggoodsfromdoortodoortopayhiswaythroughschool,foundhehadonlyonethincoinleft,andhewashungry.Hedecidedhewouldaskforamealatthenexthouse.However,helosthiscouragewhenalovelyyoungwoman,openedthedoor.Insteadofamealheaskedfor;somewater.Shethoughthe,lookedhungrysoshebroughthimalargeglassofmilk.Hedrankitslowly,andthenasked,“Howmuchdo,Ioweyou?”“Youdon’t,owemeanything,”shereplied.“Motherhastaughtusnevertoacceptpayforakindness.”Hesaid,“ThenIthankyoufrommyheart.”AsHowardKellyleftthathouse,henotonlyfeltstrongerphysically,buthisfaithinpeoplewasstrengthenedalso.Hehadbeenreadytogiveupandleave.Yearslater,thatwomanbecameseriouslyill.Thelocaldoctorsweregreatlypuzzled.Theyfinallysenthertothebigcity,wheretheycalledinexpertstostudyherraredisease.Dr.HowardKellywascalledinfortheconsultation.Whenheheardthenaiveofthetownshecamefrom,thelightofrecognitionfilledhiseyes.Immediately,heroseandwentdownthehallofthehospitaltoherroom.Dressedinhisdoctor’sclotheshewentintoseeher.Herecognizedheratonce.Hewentbacktotheconsultationroomevenmoredeterminedtodohisbesttosaveherlife.Fromthatdayonhegavespecialattentiontoherdisease.Afteralongstruggle,thebattlewaswon.Dr.Kellyrequestedthebusinessofficetopassthefinalbilltohimforapproval.Helookedatit,andthenwrotesomethingontheedge,andthebillwassenttoherroom.Shefearedtoopenit,forshewassureitwouldtaketherestofherlifetopayforitall.Finallyshelooked,andsomethingcaughtherattentiononthesideofthebill.Shereadthesewords:“Paidinfullwithoneglassofmilk.”(Signed)Dr.HowardKelly.Tearsofjoyfloodedhereyesasherhappyheartprayed:ThankyouGod.Yourlovehasspreadthroughhumanheartsandhands.