I am participating in a reading program at my church, so I am taking advantage of my 90 minutes of pleasure reading to get through a set of missionary books. The first book I am reading is Gina Pottenger's "Compelling and Inspiring Stories from the Mission Field." This book first caught my interest with a story about some missionaries who were traveling from one island to another to show The Jesus Film to a group of unbelieving fisherman. On the way, they encountered a threat from a large sea creature and a faulty boat engine, which not only gave out, but also caught on fire. Just when fear began to overtake them, a woman on the boat began praying. The scary creature, perhaps a hippo, instantly disappeared into the water. A man on the boat was able to stop the fire by disconnecting some wires, and others on the boat happened to find an oar. Although it was a single oar, and it was extremely weighted, a missionary found the strength to row them for SIX HOURS! Everyone arrived safely onto the shore. They carried out their plan to show The Jesus Film, and many lives were led to Christ the following day. This book certainly reaffirmed my belief in miracles!
I LOVE non-fiction! :-)
Until next week,
Sarah
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