Very sad about the starvation in Africa, Terry. But it isnt because nobody cares.
Its because no one can get relief past the corrupt, incompetent
governments running such backwards nations. Its such a crime, and my
only hope for a solution is the Second Coming. Izzy
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Subject: [TruthTalk] As the world turns
We had a missionary speak at our home church meeting on Tuesday
evening. He is a local boy, home for a rest and to report to his
supporters. He started out carrying/dragging a cross from town to
town,
speaking where he was welcome, stopping along the road to tell what God
had done for him and others to anyone who was interested. A while
back,
he felt the Lord calling him to Africa,
and now he carries a cross
there, doing what he did here, but with much better results. He said
over here people wave from their cars as they go by. Over there they
walk, and take time to talk. The cross creates great interest and
great
opportunity to share the Gospel.
He shared much with us about starting churches in three towns, and
turning them over to local pastors, but the things that stick in my
mind
most is some of the figures he offered.
We talked over supper about the great loss of life in Indonesia, and
he
agreed that this was a terrible thing, but said that in Africa, more
people than that die of starvation every month, and no one seems to
care.
In the city where he rents a home, unemployment is seventy percent.
He said that it was hard to get people to allow him to pray for them,
because they thought that they had to pay him to do it, and they had no
money. He came to find out that the witch doctors always charge people
to pray for them or offer a sacrifice for them.
He told how one witch doctor was ranting and raving while he tried to
preach, evidently upset that he was working her corner, and he told how
a brand new believer went to her and laid hands on her to pray for
her.
He said the woman (witch doctor) fell down, foaming at the mouth and
after the new believer prayed over her, she became calm and accepted
Christ.
He told how wide open these idol worshiping, ancestor worshiping people
are to the Gospel and asked us to pray for more workers in His part of
Africa.
He says that ninety-six percent of all preachers are in the USA, while
most of Africa still lives in
darkness.
He works among the people of South Africa, and surprisingly, he
says
that it is not all black and white. He says that there are as many
people from India
among the Zulus as there are Zulus.
If you have read thus far, I am writing this to ask for prayer for this
man. His name is Ben King. He has been given 140,000 pounds of rice
by
a man in Georgia.
Another man has offered to pay the freight bill to
get it to Africa. There has been a
four year drought there and this
food is badly needed. He wants us to pray that it will not be taken or
taxed by the government there when he arrives with it.
I think that this is something them and us can unite on.
Terry
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