In Straight Paths
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I would like to mention another incident concerning my daughter Jackie's roommate. Her name was Doretta Hoffpauir. She had come to Bible school trusting God to supply her need and help her pay her school bill. She longed to prove to an unsaved loved one how God will supply for those who trust Him and obey Him. Toward the end of the school year, I became greatly concerned, for according to my daughter, she yet owed several hundred dollars on her bill with no help in sight. I requested prayer at church relating enough of the conditions that they might know how important the situation was. I knew that if believing and united prayer would reach through to the throne of God that the answer would surely come. After making the request, the Lord moved on the pastor's wife's heart, and she said, "Let's put feet to our prayers and send an offering to this young girl." She didn't even know her but was touched by her faith. No one else there knew her but my family, but God began to touch hearts, and though it was a very small church, God helped us to raise three hundred and fifty dollars to pay on this girl's school bill. Oh, how happy I was to stick that in an envelope and send it to my daughter to give her. My daughter said she had never seen anyone as happy as was Doretta when she was handed that three hundred and fifty dollars and told it was for her school bill. God had not let her down for she had come to school by faith, and had done all she could do to pay the bill. What she couldn't do, God did for her. Praise God! He will do it every time.