Oct 06 2008
Enticed By the Light
What I am about to share with you really happened because of Elizabeth and don’t let anybody tell you otherwise! Seriously though, Elizabeth and her husband, David, attend St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Lincoln, Neb. and they heard me on the radio in 2007. Elizabeth contacted me and asked, “Hey, Ben, would you come out our way and tell us your story?” Of course I replied, “You know I’ll be glad to.”
In October 2007 I spoke at St. Mark’s United Methodist Church in Nebraska and met with David. He said, “You know I was born in Venezuela. Have you ever been to Venezuela?” Well I hadn’t so I told him, “No, but I’d love to go.” Well that is all it took. Because I was willing to travel from Georgia to Nebraska, nearly a year later I was in Venezuela. I arrived in Caracas, Venezuela and met up with David and Elizabeth and husband and wife team, Bryan and Chris, paramedics from Kentucky.
We spent time on the Manamo River, which is a stream that branches off from the Orinoco River. This trip was the most life changing experience as we had an opportunity to visit with the Warao Indians, who live in the Orinoco River Delta.
Stop by the Rivers of the World (ROW) web site to hear the radio updates and view pictures and a video from our recent trip to Venezuela, which took place all because Elizabeth made a simple phone call.
As Christians our lives should be such a reflection of our Lord and Savior that it entices people to know more about Jesus Christ. Paul reminds us in Acts 13:47 (Amplified):
“For so the Lord has charged us, saying, I have set you to be a light for the Gentiles (the heathen), that you may bring [eternal] salvation to the uttermost parts of the earth.”
The Lord may not provide a way for you to travel to remote corners of the world but that should not stop you from being a light to the people in your “world.” Let us go forth today and shine brightly for Christ so that everyone we come in contact with will be naturally drawn to Jesus.