Testimony of Healing September 9, 1972 Issue

So often when viewing a film, or after a visit to a theater...

Peter B. Aston

So often when viewing a film, or after a visit to a theater, we remark, "Yes, it was enjoyable, but very far removed from daily experience." The things that characters in fiction experience are usually extreme, and not really believable, or so I thought when one day I was plunged into one of these incredible experiences.

At that time I held a senior position in a local bank, and I was proceeding through my normal busy schedule, answering the telephone very frequently, when one call stopped me completely in my tracks. As I listened, a voice on the other end of the telephone informed me that my wife and child were being held at gunpoint at our house, and unless I followed instructions they would be killed immediately. I was told to go to the safe, take out all the money that was there, and on no account tell the police or anyone in the office, as this would mean death to my family. Once I had the money, I was to go to my car, where instructions would tell me what to do next.

After the caller hung up, I was in a stunned state, and I heard myself crying, "My God, help me now, for I don't know what to do." Immediately, propelled by the power of God, I knew the following human footsteps were controlled by Him. I proceeded to pick up some green forms which from a distance could be confused with money, and I informed the staff to tell the police and the bank executives exactly what had transpired. I went immediately to the car, making a great show of stuffing "money" in all my pockets. I then followed the instruction note and drove out of town to where I was to drop the money, which was in a deserted area next to a milk carton marked with a black cross.

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