A dog named Faith
"For we walk by faith, not by sight."
II Corinthians 5:7
II Corinthians 5:7
This is the true story of a dog named
"Faith."
In life we are all faced with adversity and with what may appear to be impossible challenges. Please scroll down to learn what a little "Faith" can do.
Faith was born on Christmas Eve in 2002. He was born with 3 legs - 2 healthy hind legs and 1 abnormal front leg which need to be amputated. He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him.
Faith was born on Christmas Eve in 2002. He was born with 3 legs - 2 healthy hind legs and 1 abnormal front leg which need to be amputated. He of course could not walk when he was born. Even his mother did not want him.
His first owner also did not think that he could survive. Therefore, he was thinking of putting him to sleep. At this time, his present owner Jude Stringfellow met him and wanted to take care of him. She was determined to teach and train this dog to walk by himself. Therefore she named him "Faith."
In the beginning, she put Faith on a surf board to let him feel the movements of the water. Later she used peanut butter on a spoon as a lure and to reward him for standing up and jumping around. Even the other dogs at home helped to encourage him to walk. Amazingly, after only 6 months, like a miracle, Faith learned to balance on his 2 hind legs and jumped to move forward. After further training in the snow, he can now walk like a human being.
Faith loves to walk around now. No matter where he goes, he just attracts all the people around him. He is now becoming famous on the international scene. He has appeared in various newspapers and TV shows. There is even one book entitled "With a little faith" being published about him. He was even considered to appear in one of Harry Potter movies.
His present owner Jude Stringfellew has given up her teaching job and plans to take him around the world to preach that, "even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul."
In life there are always undesirable things that happen to us. Perhaps we would feel better if we changed our point of view and looked at life from God's perspective. He loves you and has a plan for your life. He wants to use your apparent limitations and handicaps to inspire others and to bring glory to His name.
The owner/trainer of this remarkable dog, Jude Stringfellow of Edmond, Oklahoma, has recently been busy taking Faith to Veterans Hospitals all over the country where he inspires wounded military patients.
His present owner Jude Stringfellew has given up her teaching job and plans to take him around the world to preach that, "even without a perfect body, one can have a perfect soul."
In life there are always undesirable things that happen to us. Perhaps we would feel better if we changed our point of view and looked at life from God's perspective. He loves you and has a plan for your life. He wants to use your apparent limitations and handicaps to inspire others and to bring glory to His name.
The owner/trainer of this remarkable dog, Jude Stringfellow of Edmond, Oklahoma, has recently been busy taking Faith to Veterans Hospitals all over the country where he inspires wounded military patients.
I hope this message will bring hope and fresh new ways of thinking to your life and that you can appreciate and be thankful for each day that God gives you to live.
"Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you, do, do all to the glory of God"
I Corinthians 10:31
"Whether you eat or drink, or whatever you, do, do all to the glory of God"
I Corinthians 10:31