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Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2001 6:23 PM
Subject: Fwd: Fw: The Greatest Catch!


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> >From: "David Johnson" <harleyboy@ec.rr.com>
> >To: "charmaine homer" <bettyboop2do@hotmail.com>
> >CC: "tim mccall" <timothy.mccall@cplc.com>, <BOdom10374@aol.com>
> >Subject: Fw: The Greatest Catch!
> >Date: Wed, 14 Mar 2001 17:46:32 -0500
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> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: Keith Bryan <kbbryan@yahoo.com>
> >To: Elizabeth Baker <eabaker@gibralter.net>
> >Sent: Tuesday, March 13, 2001 8:51 PM
> >Subject: The Greatest Catch!
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> >
> > > A great TRUE story..........
> > >
> > > Howard County Sheriff Jerry Marr got a disturbing call
> > > one Saturday afternoon a few months ago. His
> > > 6-year-old grandson Mikey had been hit by a car while
> > > fishing in Greentown with his dad.
> > >
> > > The father and son were near a bridge by the Kokomo
> > > Reservoir when a woman lost control of her car, slid
> > > off the bridge, and hit Mikey at a rate of about 50
> > > mph.
> > >
> > > Sheriff Marr had seen the results of accidents like
> > > his and feared the worst.  When he got to Saint Joseph
> > > Hospital, he rushed through the emergency room to find
> > > Mikey conscious and in fairly good spirits.
> > >
> > > Mikey, what happened?"  Sheriff Marr asked.
> > >
> > > Mikey replied, "Well, Papaw, I was fishin' with Dad,
> > > and some lady runned me over, I flew into a mud
> > > puddle, and broke my fishin' pole and I didn't get to
> > > catch no fish!"
> > >
> > > As it turned out, the impact propelled Mikey about 500
> > > feet, over a few trees and an embankment and in the
> > > middle of a mud puddle. His only injuries were to his
> > > right femur bone which had broken in two places.
> > >
> > > Mikey had surgery to place pins in his leg. Otherwise
> > > the boy was fine.
> > >
> > > Since all the boy could talk about was that his
> > > fishing pole was broken, the Sheriff went out to
> > > Wal-mart and bought him a new one while he was in
> > > surgery
> > > so he could have it when he came out.
> > >
> > > The next day the Sheriff sat with Mikey to keep him
> > > company in the hospital.  Mikey was enjoying his new
> > > fishing pole and talked about when he could go fishing
> > > again, as he cast into the trash can.
> > >
> > > When they were alone, Mikey, just a matter-of-fact,
> > > said, "Papaw, did you know Jesus is real?"
> > >
> > > "Well," the Sheriff replied, a little startled. "Yes,
> > > Jesus is real to all who believe in him and love him
> > > in their hearts."
> > >
> > > "No," said Mikey. "I mean Jesus is REALLY real."
> > >
> > > "What do you mean?" asked the Sheriff.
> > >
> > > "I know he's real 'cause I saw him," said Mikey, still
> > > casting his fishing lure into the trash can.
> > >
> > > "You did?" said the Sheriff.
> > >
> > > "Yep," said Mikey. "When that lady runned me over and
> > > broke my fishing pole, Jesus caught me in his arms and
> > > laid me down in the mud puddle."
> > >
> > >
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