Aug 10 2006
Daily deadlines sometimes replace daily devotions. Daily routines sometimes replace daily prayer. We can be so wrapped up in our hectic lives that we forget one of our primary purposes as a Christian is to lead others to Jesus Christ. It is not brain surgery—it is salvation.
Aug 09 2006
I just love new things—they are fresh, innovative and always fun and exciting. I am excited today because Faye Webster, our editor, has a brand new newsletter for Rivers of the World (ROW). The newsletter is shiny, glossy and contains color pictures. It looks great and after 10 years, Faye looked at me and said, “You know, it is time to do something new.”
Aug 08 2006
Don’t you just love days when the sun is shining bright, the sky is clear, and the air is crisp and clean? It has a way of lifting our spirits. Not only do I love days like that, but I also enjoy spending time with people like that.
Aug 07 2006
God will provide. I want you to grab a hold of what I just said—God will indeed provide and meet every need we have beyond measure.
Aug 06 2006
In just a few days, I will be traveling to Brazil where Rivers of the World (ROW) staff and volunteers will be boarding our ship, Zany Silva III, and heading out of Manaus. From Manaus, we will be working our way down the Amazon River stopping to build a church and taking part in other construction projects, conducting Vacation Bible School and medical clinics, and most importantly, sharing the Gospel of Christ.
Aug 05 2006
Twenty-six Land Rovers from all over the United States gathered in Texas for a mission—to drive to Belize and back to deliver medicines, school supplies and Bibles to our friends in that wonderful country.
Aug 04 2006
The vast world in which we live in is actually quite small when you think about it. How could the tsunami in Asia, the earthquake in Pakistan and Hurricane Katrina affect Rivers of the World (ROW) in Africa?
Aug 03 2006
During the dry season, around May to October, in areas south of the Equator in Africa, the rivers either disappear completely or turn into a little trickle. My wife, Mickie, and I were near Kinshasa in the Congo and walked in a dry riverbed filled with thousands of people.
Aug 02 2006
I just love it when people are on fire for the Lord and they charge ahead with no thought or regard for their personal safety. Some of our men traveled across a small island in the Caribbean that is not particularly friendly to America. It is a Spanish speaking country, which consists of very old automobiles for transportation.
Aug 01 2006
After a speaking engagement in Destin, Fla. recently, a woman approached me and asked a question no one has ever asked me. She said, “Who are your prayer intercessors?” I really did not know how to answer her. She persisted by saying, “What church?”