People scoffed at Rocky Twyman when he came to Toledo in June with his Pray at the Pumps campaign, and asked God for divine intervention with gas prices.
The price of gas on the day he prayed was $4.09.
On Thursday, I saw gas for $3.44 a gallon at several local stations. Uunfortunately for me, I didn't win the gas lottery this week because I had a full tank and the price jumped back up on Friday to $3.75 a gallon.
Even at the latest price, gas is still 34 cents a gallon lower than it was the day Mr. Twyman came to Toledo with his prayer group, at the request of Rev. Mike Fortune of Toledo's First Seventh-Day Adventist Church.
I like to think Rocky Twyman, Reverend Fortune, and the others made a difference, although it's impossible to measure or prove something like this.
But thanks, Rocky, for coming to Toledo and leading a prayer for lower gas prices. It sure didn't hurt.
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Sylvania, Ohio
August 23, 2008