RE: [TruthTalk] As the world turns

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Very sad about the starvation in Africa, Terry.  But it isn’t because nobody cares.  It’s because no one can get relief past the corrupt, incompetent governments running such backwards nations. It’s such a crime, and my only hope for a solution is the Second Coming. Izzy   -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terry Clifton Sent: Thursday, January 06, 2005 6:19 PM To: TruthTalk@mail.innglory.org 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 ---------- "Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer every man."  (Colossians 4:6) http://www.InnGlory.org   If you do not want to receive posts from this list, send an email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and you will be unsubscribed.  If you have a friend who wants to join, tell him to send an e-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and he will be subscribed.