In October 1909, Vancouver, British Columbia purchased its first motorized ambulance. In 1909, a new ambulance was a rare thing, but the city spared no expense to get the best available vehicle—a Model 740 Ambulance from New York, costing $4,000, or more than $100,000 in today's money. Just hours after being on the streets, the ambulance transported its first casualty—an American tourist from Ohio who had been out shopping in downtown Vancouver. One of the wealthy women who had worked hard to get the new ambulance summarized the facts in the simplest of terms: "It killed him outright. So the first passenger for the ambulance went to the morgue."

Possible Preaching Angle: Church; Mission; Ministry—Here's a humorous way to talk about the ministry and mission of the church. We're here to bring healing and hope, but do we sometimes act like the ambulance.