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Four FREE excerpts from When God Winks at YouThe Incredible,Unbelievable Phone CallKen Gaub was struggling with God’s purpose for his life. TheGaub family was a traveling ministry, covering fifty thousand milesa year, taking their family entertainment act into churches, schools,and on the back roads of America.Late one night, Ken had been driving for hours. He was tired. Selfpity enshrouded him. What do you want with me, Lord? he silentlydemanded. Couldn’t we serve you better by staying put—making a lotmore money to support other ministries?He pulled into a roadside diner so his family could eat and take abreak. Ken wasn’t hungry so he decided to take a walk. He crossedthrough a gas station, walking past an empty phone booth. Suddenlythe phone began to ring.Ken stopped. Looked around. The phone kept ringing. He startedto step away. He paused again. Maybe it’s an emergency, he thought.He stepped into the booth.“Hello?” Ken said.“I have a person to person call for Mr. Ken Gaub,” said the operator.“What?” said Ken, instinctively looking around for the CandidCamera TV crew that surely must be lurking somewhere with a fake2

telephone operator calling an empty phone booth trying to traphim looking silly by asking for him.Less patiently, the operator asked, “Is this Ken Gaub? I have a person-to-person call for you,” she reiterated, with the tone of a teacherscolding a child.“I believe that’s him,” said another voice on the phone—a woman’svoice.“Go ahead,” said the operator dismissively.The woman on the phone was named Millie. She told Ken, “Youdon’t know me but I’m desperate I remembered you and aphone number came into my mind to call you. Thank you so muchfor taking my call.”This was no joke, concluded Ken. No it wasn’t. It was a Godwinkjust for Ken—and Millie—in a phone booth in the middle ofnowhere.“How did you get this number?” Ken asked.“I don’t know, it just came to me.” Millie replied. “Can I talk withyou?”“Of course,” said Ken.Read the rest of Ken and Millie’s amazing story on page 53 ofWhen God Winks at You. Discover how the power of an unbelievable Godwink gave them both faith and hope to carry on—just like a wink and a hug when you need it most.3

One of a KindThat morning at work, I sat staring at the blank page in my typewriter. I’d been keeping myself busy with my secretarial job, tennislessons, ski trips and the singles-group meetings at church. I had myclose friends and family. But I was lonely.I just want to feel loved, I said to God. Is that so much to ask?Lunchtime came around, and I was still struggling with my “poorme” thoughts. Shopping will do the trick, I thought, heading for myfavorite card shop across the street. For some reason the knickknacksand balloons made me feel worse. A display of brightly colored mugsstood before me. I picked one up to get a closer look.On the side was a red heart and the words I Love You written overand over in fancy cursive—the very words I needed to hear. I’ll havemy afternoon tea in it.Feeling lighter, I went to the cashier to make my purchase. Theclerk checked the mug but couldn’t find a price sticker. “I need aprice check,” he called out to the store manager.“Where did you find this?” the manager asked me.“Over there with the others.”The manager walked to the shelf full of mugs and looked foranother that said I Love You. “That seems to be the only one,” hesaid. “And I don’t recall ever selling that style. Take it. No charge.”I held the mug tight to my chest. God had blessed me with a signof His love. And He gave it freely.4

Billy Graham’s BiggestIncredible GodwinkNo one knows her name. She attended one of Billy Graham’srevivals in a small town somewhere in America. She was mesmerizedby his unique abilities to connect with his audience and share theGospel in such a powerful way. It was like Billy was speaking directlyto her. She thought everyone should know about him and decided todo something about it.So she called Randolph Hearst, the newspaper magnate, at hishome. What are the chances Randolph Heart would answer his ownphone? Well, he did. And in clear persuasive words, she told theworld’s most powerful publisher exactly how she felt about a youngpreacher named Billy Graham.One can never underestimate the power of Godwinks nor theforce of a single little grandmother.For Billy Graham, this woman’s phone call was a momentousGodwink that helped him fulfill God’s plan and purpose for hislife. And because of it, Billy Graham had the unparalleled statureof being the only advisor to every president from Harry Truman toGeorge W. Bush.Read more of Billy’s story as a young preacher just gettingstarted on page 191 in When God Winks at You.5

A Precious Godwinkfrom a StrangerStasia Kelly was in shock. She sat on the plane gazing at a pictureof her father on the front page of the newspaper. “Emmett Kelly,World’s Most Famous Clown, Dead at 80.”She looked at her father’s famous countenance—the sad-facedhobo, Weary Willie. That was his trademark. All the other clowns inthe circus wore wide grins. But Willie’s sad face was so compelling,so endearing, it made him stand out.Her sad-faced father carefully guarded his trademark face. Henever allowed himself to be caught smiling in a photograph. Exceptfor one time. On that day, Emmett was doing an interview with aUPI photographer. The phone rang. It was his wife Evi’s doctor.“Congratulations! You’re the father of a baby daughter,” said thedoctor. Involuntarily Emmett’s face burst into a huge smile—fromear to ear.Click. That picture of the sad-faced clown smiling, the photographer’s best shot ever—a Godwink itself—went around the world tonewspapers everywhere. Emmett was overjoyed every time he told thestory.Turning from the airplane window, Stasia looked down at thenewspaper picture of her father. It was the one and only one thatcaught him smiling. She suddenly realized that big smile was for her.Quietly, Stasia began to cry.6

A man seated next to her, leaned over. He asked if she was all right.“Yes,” she whispered. “My father died this morning,” pointing tothe picture in her lap.The man’s face turned ashen. “You’re not going to believe this!” hestammered. Stasia looked at him, puzzled.Find out what this stranger said to Stasia that brought herpeace and comfort in her grief in When God Winks at You.FREEBOOK!15.99 retail valueOrder When God Winks at You—and get When God Makes Lemonade FREE!7

A free excerpt from your FREE BOOKWhen God Makes LemonadeWhen a winter storm hit, Edna hadno means to clean up the devastation.Until the Angels withchainsaws arrived!Eighty-eight-year old Edna stood alone looking into the darkness.Outside, the wind of a winter storm was ravaging her North Carolina farmhouse without mercy. With the power already out and thenight just beginning, she listened to the storm unleash its fury andbegan to pray softly. “O, God, protect me from this storm.”When the lonely hours of night finally faded into morning, Ednarose from her chair and stepped to the window. The destructionwas devastating. Large, splintered branches lay stacked upon oneanother, frozen in the grip of ice. Drifts of snow climbed the sideof the house. Power lines had blown to the ground and were tangled in the mess of debris.“Where will I ever find the money to clean up this mess?” shewhispered to herself. She was already struggling making ends meeton her Social Security check. She had no one to call for help. Thirty-six hours passed. The power was still off and Edna was runningout of firewood. The yard remained a disaster. Lying down by the8

fire, she suddenly heard several engines roar around the corner andinto her driveway. Car doors opened and slammed shut.She was surprised to see ten men unloading tools in her front yard.One of the men stepped up onto the porch and knocked. Cautiously, she opened the door.“Ma’am,” the gentleman said, smiling, “my name is Joel. We livenearly a hundred miles away in South Carolina. We heard about theterrible ice storm you had up here, so several men from our churchgot together and decided to come up and help out. We brought ourtools to clean up your yard.”Edna was stunned. “But I have no money to pay you,” shestammered.“Ma’am,” Joel kindly interrupted her, “we don’t expect nor will wetake any money for our labor. Our pastor received a call that youand several others in this area were in desperate need of assistance,and we’ve come as Christian brothers so we can help.”Edna watched from her window as the angels with chainsaws cutdown the large, damaged trees and sawed the limbs into manageablelengths. Despite the bitter cold, they worked all day to clear the yard,replenish her stack of firewood, and rake the empty flower beds.When the job was done and their tools were loaded up, Joel againknocked on the door. “Ma’am, may we come in for a moment?”“Of course, come in,” Edna insisted. Gently, all ten men filed intoher small living room. Joel handed her a New Testament completewith their signatures on the inside front cover.“This is a gift from us. If it is ok, we would like to pray for you.”9

Circling together, they held hands and prayed for God to protectEdna, comfort her, and bless her with a long, healthy life.When they left, Edna looked at her yard and marveled—it lookedbetter than before the storm.“Thank you, God. I was bitter at this storm, yet you blessed me.Thank you for those men and their obedience. Bless them, Lord, andhelp me do likewise.”Read all the details of Edna’s wonderful story on page 80 ofyour FREE copy of When God Makes Lemonade.Grow your faith with the uplifting stories in yourFREE BOOK, When God Makes Lemonade.Order your copy ofWhen God Winks at You today!10

For Billy Graham, this woman’s phone call was a momentous Godwink that helped him fulfill God’s plan and purpose for his life. And because of it, Billy Graham had the unparalleled stature of being the only advisor to every president from Harry Truman to George W. Bush. Read more of