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One day, a poor boy who was selling goods from door
to door to pay his way through school, found he had only one thin dime
left, and he was hungry. He decided he would ask for a meal at the next
house. However, he lost his nerve when a lovely young woman opened the
door. Instead of a meal he asked for a drink of water. She thought he
looked hungry so brought him a large glass of milk. He drank it slowly,
and then asked, "How much do I owe you?" "You don't owe me anything,"
she replied. Mother has taught us never to accept payment for a Kindness."
He said... "Then I thank you from my heart." As Howard
Kelly left that house, he not only felt stronger physically, but his
faith in God and man was strong also. He had been ready to give up and
quit.Years later that young woman became critically ill. The local doctors
were baffled. They finally sent her to the big city, where they called
in specialists to study her rare disease. Dr. Howard Kelly was called
in for the consultation. When he heard the name of the town she came
from, a strange light filled his eyes. Immediately he rose and went
down the hall of the hospital to her room. Dressed in his doctor's gown
he went in to see her. He recognized her at once. He went back to the
consultation room determined to do his best to save her life. From that
day he gave special attention to the case. After a long struggle, the
battle was won. Dr. Kelly requested the business office to pass the
final bill to him for approval. He looked at it, then wrote something
on the edge and the bill was sent to her room. She feared to open it,
for she was sure it would take the rest of her life to pay for it all.
Finally, she looked, and something caught her attention on the side
as She ! read these words.....
Paid in full with one glass of milk." (Signed) Dr.
Howard Kelly.
Tears of joy flooded her eyes as her happy heart prayed:
"Thank You, GOD, that Your love has spread abroad through human hearts
and hands."
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