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WWII veteran receives 125,000 birthday cards: God uses us as we are, not as we wish to be

The Daily Article

The Denison Forum

Christianity, News, Daily News, Religion & Spirituality

4.9576 Ratings

🗓️ 29 April 2020

⏱️ 6 minutes

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Summary

Captain Tom Moore is a British World War II veteran. He recently raised more than $36 million for the National Health Service by completing laps of his garden with the help of a walker. 

Capt. Moore turns one hundred Thursday. In response, well-wishers have sent him more than 125,000 birthday cards.

I’m sure Capt. Moore remembers the days when he was spry and youthful. He probably thought as a young soldier that his deployment during World War II was his greatest service to his country. But his commitment decades later to help those in need has made him a global hero. 

We can learn a lesson here: God’s people never retire.

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You're listening to a bonus episode of the Daily Article podcast, presented by the Denison

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Forum and featuring Dr. Jim Denison.

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Hi, I'm Jim Denison with Denison Forum, and this is the Daily Article Special Edition for April 29th,

0:17.2

2020. Captain Tom Moore is a British World War II veteran. He recently raised more than $36 million

0:23.9

for the National Health Service by completing laps of his garden with the help of a walker. People

0:29.9

tuned in online from around the globe to watch his progress and support his cause. Captain Moore turns

0:35.2

100 Thursday. In response, well-wishers have sent him more

0:39.3

than 125,000 birthday cards. James Hogston, who's the headmaster of the nearby Bedford School

0:46.0

in central England, has taken on the gargantuan task of opening and displaying the cards. He says

0:51.8

it's the most amazing outpouring of love for a great man.

0:55.7

The floor of his school has become a sea of goodwill wishes. Volunteers have spent hours reading

1:01.0

them over the last week. Hogston says, we've had cards from around the world, not just the UK.

1:06.2

We've had cards from two-year-olds, and we've had cards from 92-year-olds.

1:10.0

The plan is to display as many

1:11.6

as possible, and send Captain Moore a photo of the results. One hand-drawn card from 11-year-old

1:17.2

Rebecca in South Wales read, to My Hero, thank you for all you have done. You will help a lot of people

1:23.1

with the money you have raised. I'm sure Captain Moore remembers the days when he was spry and

1:30.5

youthful. He probably thought as a young soldier that his deployment during World War II was his

1:35.4

greatest service to his country, but his commitment decades later to help those in need has made

1:40.8

him a global hero. We can learn a lesson here. God's people never retire.

1:47.0

Moses served the Lord until his death at the age of 120. Even at that time, according to Deuteronomy 347,

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his eye was undimmed and his vigor unabated. John was an elderly man when he received the

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