The "A Happy Ending Moment" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Reading my latest edition of AARP when I came across a heart warming story about a dog who had become trapped in the second longest cave in Missouri.  Three good friends, Gerry Keene, Rick Haley and Jeff Bohnert traveled to the cave this past August for a day of cave exploration. The three friends were with a group of 11 people in the cave when someone up ahead of them in the cave called out that there was a dog in the cave.  They found that the dog's name was Abby who was a 14-year-old poodle mix.  She had entered the cave two months earlier and had never exited the cave.  The people who had brought her to the cave looked all over for her, but couldn't find her.  They said they thought she had vanished.  Gerry first sighted her and called out to the others that there was a dog trapped in the cave.  The three friends had to crawl forward on their bellies, then descend a corkscrew formation with a 40-foot drop in order to reach her.  After a few months, the dog was nothing but skin and bones, but she was still alive.  She managed to sit up, but didn't want to follow the men out of the cave.  Luckily they had a duffel bag with them and the dog stepped into it.  They zipped up the bag so that her head was sticking out, and passed her back and forth as they made their way back out of the cave. After all that time in the dark, the sunlight blinded her as they reached the end of the cave.  When she finally saw Jeff she walked over to him.  Jeff picked up the scared dog and realized that she was just skin and bones.  This 45 to 50 pound dog was now about 20 pounds.  But, she was a survivor.  She must have suffered greatly in that cold cave, but someone was watching over her for those two months.  Jeff said that he wondered why God would have left this poor dog suffer like that in the cold cave for almost 3 months.  Perhaps it was the story that came from the rescue that can show people that there is always hope!  If you are ever in a situation that seems helpless, such as this poor dog, remember that someone just might be watching over you, keeping you safe until help can arrive.  It worked for this poor dog!  If you are ever in a hopeless situation, remember this story...and pray!  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.