Whispers in the Wind (41 page)

As his long-awaited diploma was placed in his hand by the school’s president and he was addressed as “Dr. Dane Logan,” Dane looked down at his beaming parents and saw the tears glistening in their eyes and spilling down their cheeks.

When Dane stood with the graduates who had received their diplomas while the others were moving up one by one to receive theirs, his mind went back in time.

A sharp pang struck his heart as he thought of his biological
parents and of his brother and sister who had been taken from him that tragic night on the streets of Manhattan. He also thought of the other orphans in his colony.
I wonder where each one is now. As far as I know, all of those who were old enough at the time got saved. I know my heavenly Father has watched over them, wherever they are
.

He thought of Dr. and Mrs. Lee Harris, who had been so good to him and who had brought him to Christ, and wondered if they were still on earth or had gone on to heaven.

And then almost as though it was happening again, he remembered that horrific day when he was arrested for the murder of Benny Jackson.

He thought back on how the Lord had protected him in the prison, and of the souls God had enabled him to lead to the Saviour.
I’m sure that’s why God had me in that prison—much like Paul of old—to bring lost souls to Him
.

Dane rejoiced as he remembered the day he was informed that Benny Jackson’s real killer had been caught and confessed his guilt, and he was told he was being released from the Tombs.

He set his gaze on his parents again and remembered the first time he saw them. Little did he know at that moment in the Chicago depot that before the train ride was over, they would tell him they wanted to adopt him.

And now, here he was, graduating from Northwestern with his medical degree, thanks to the Lord and Jacob and Naomi Logan.

His parents caught his eye and smiled at him from where they sat in the second row, directly in front of the platform. The pride they felt was shining in their eyes.

A verse of memorized Scripture pushed its way into his mind. Psalm 139:14. “I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvellous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well.”

Looking toward heaven, Dane whispered, “Thank You, Lord,
for Your goodness to me, and for Your wonderful grace. ‘Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.’”

When the ceremonies were over and the graduates came off the platform to be greeted and congratulated by friends and loved ones, Dane’s parents embraced him, and his mother kissed his cheek.

He took his parents to some of his friends and fellow graduates, and introduced them. There was much talk, and his friends told him how glad they were for him. They were already aware that Dane was set up at Memorial Hospital in Cheyenne to do his internship, and that after he fulfilled his two years of internship, his father was going to take him in as a partner in his medical practice.

One fellow graduate who was also a Christian, said, “Dane, the Lord has really watched over you. Just think! You will get to be part of your dad’s practice! How many young doctors ever get a privilege like that?”

Dane grinned from ear to ear. “Not very many, Charlie. Not very many. The Lord has been so good to me and answered prayer after prayer all these years.”

Dane’s mind went to Tharyn Myers and he wondered why she never wrote to him after she had been chosen as a foster child—wherever she was.

But Dr. Dane Logan would not let this dampen his spirits. He had never been happier in his whole life. His dream of becoming a physician and surgeon had been realized. His next big step would be to find the Christian girl God had chosen for him and marry her.

Dane’s father laid a hand on his shoulder. “Well, son, let’s go to your dormitory room and get you packed. Our train leaves for Cheyenne bright and early in the morning!”