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Post Office Box 906
Box 906
Box 906
In September of 1970, I took over as manager of the American Dairy Association of Illinois with an office at 505 So. Scott St., Joliet, Illinois. The link to my family was the telephone and mail. I went to the Post Office on Scott Street and asked a clerk for an application to rent a Post Office Box. He directed me to a small cubicle occupied by an older, grumpy man. I told him what I wanted and added, “It would be nice if number 906 is available. That is what I had for years in Quincy. My Mom lives in Quito, Ecuador, and it would be easier for her aged mind to remember.” He replied, “You can’t have any box until we check out your references.”
So I signed the application and left. About ten days later I was passing the Post Office on my way for a cup of coffee in downtown Joliet. I stopped in and went to the cubicle I had visited before. Another man was in the chair when I announced who I was and what I wanted. He looked in a file and said, “Yes, you’ve been approved.” Without turning around, he reached over his left shoulder with his right hand and pulled out a 3 x 5 card. “How’s about P.O.Box 906 ?”, he asked. “That’s fine with me”, I replied. As I left the Post Office with the key in my pocket, I breathed a “Thank You” prayer to the Lord for His provision.
Matthew 7:8 “ For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.”
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