As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so
is good news from a far country.
Proverbs 23:25
The God I worship and serve is able to do wonderful things...
is good news from a far country.
Proverbs 23:25
The God I worship and serve is able to do wonderful things...
Today, for example, I was blessed by a visit from a man I have been corresponding with for approximately ten years. He is Pastor Emmanuel Tannor, from West Africa.
For a decade, Pastor Tanner and I have been exchanging letters, writing to encourage each other to always seek a closer walk with God. His congregation and his family have been praying for me, too.
Finally, after much waiting, a door of opportunity had opened for him to come to the United States to attend a Bible training center in upstate New York. He hopes to stay in America for a year, and then return home. Presently, Pastor Tannor has been staying with a family who've opened their home to him. In a few days, he will leave for the training center.
It was a joy to see him and to meet a man who is so full of the Holy Spirit. Brother Tannor was bursting with the glory of the Lord. It was a wonderful pleasure to spend several hours with someone who loves Jesus, and who has a burden to win the lost.
God gave him many words to encourage me, and I received them gladly. Thus, when I left the visiting room, I was refreshed, and it felt as if I was being re-energized. Today my thirsty soul was satisfied.
As a gift and as a token of our long friendship, he presented me with a special "shawl of gratitude" from his family, his church, and his tribe. Pastor Tannor travels around his region, going from village to village on a bicycle. It's his only means of transportation other than his feet.
The United States is a new world for him, and he said that he's shocked to see so much "worldliness" in America's churches. "Back home," Pastor Tannor said, "the people worship the Lord with more fervor and serve God with more dedication." I agree.
Our churches are lukewarm compared to the level of spirituality that exists among Christians in Third World countries.
D.B.
For a decade, Pastor Tanner and I have been exchanging letters, writing to encourage each other to always seek a closer walk with God. His congregation and his family have been praying for me, too.
Finally, after much waiting, a door of opportunity had opened for him to come to the United States to attend a Bible training center in upstate New York. He hopes to stay in America for a year, and then return home. Presently, Pastor Tannor has been staying with a family who've opened their home to him. In a few days, he will leave for the training center.
It was a joy to see him and to meet a man who is so full of the Holy Spirit. Brother Tannor was bursting with the glory of the Lord. It was a wonderful pleasure to spend several hours with someone who loves Jesus, and who has a burden to win the lost.
God gave him many words to encourage me, and I received them gladly. Thus, when I left the visiting room, I was refreshed, and it felt as if I was being re-energized. Today my thirsty soul was satisfied.
As a gift and as a token of our long friendship, he presented me with a special "shawl of gratitude" from his family, his church, and his tribe. Pastor Tannor travels around his region, going from village to village on a bicycle. It's his only means of transportation other than his feet.
The United States is a new world for him, and he said that he's shocked to see so much "worldliness" in America's churches. "Back home," Pastor Tannor said, "the people worship the Lord with more fervor and serve God with more dedication." I agree.
Our churches are lukewarm compared to the level of spirituality that exists among Christians in Third World countries.
D.B.
