Math Assignment

Two weeks were all that was needed to produce a lifesaving moment. That moment came in the mid-1990s, after I met a business acquaintance, who I’ll call Jim. For privacy, I’ll say his wife was Erin. Following those two weeks that my wife Ginny and I knew this couple and did business with Jim, Erin became gravely ill with complications from a routine surgery.

Jim explained Erin’s condition to me. It was bad. While I was at work the next day, Ginny went to the hospital to pray for the young mother. Ginny found Erin comatose, and Jim was nowhere in sight. His absence seemed peculiar, given Erin’s severe condition. Oh well. Ginny prayed and left after a little time of sitting with the unresponsive woman. Still no sign of Jim. Later that evening I called Jim, and he shared an unusual story.