One young teenager in the church yesterday took up my challenge to pick up an Operation World and a world map and pray each day for a country of the world and mark on his world map each day.
In one year he will have prayed for the whole world and something will have happened to the world and something will happen to him.
describes the German autobahn and when our car had a heart attack in the middle lane, Rachel and I gasped as cars swerving violently to miss us. Helpless, we could not start the car, move it or know how to call the police and frantically tried to find the flashers of this borrowed car. A car pulled up behind and put on it’s flashers. Trucks and cars hurtled passed, as I stepped out, did the phone sign and hollared to call the police. Did they understand English? We sat there. Did he call the police? Ten forever minutes later blue flashing lights. Stopping the traffic, backing us to the side and calling a tow truck, the policeman’s look said enough. I still wonder if the elderly couple who stayed behind us until the police arrived were angels.
The Lord counts the number of our days so we want to make each day count.
“That all the sins of my past would be forgiven so that a way would be open for me,” responded the Muslim man to my, “If you could wish one thing from God today for you, what would that be?” as he waited for his daughter outside the bathroom at the sparkling Westfield Mall, ready for the London Olympics this July.
Told a group training in evangelism this afternoon at our GO conference in Germany, that I would love to be invited next year to take a day to take the all the 1 and 2 year recruits going out across the world across the street in Mosbach. Finished seminar and walk into dining room. “Richard, would you come sit down, said Dave and James, 2 of the program team. Would you come next year and take everyone out of a day of evangelism in Mosbach?
I read by John Maxwell this morning.
WOW? Made me sit back and think.
What you like your summary to be?
I jotted: To walk with Him and talk about Him.
I sat still this morning in Germany on Psalm of the day in my journal ‘In the cool of the day’ – Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God! I will be honoured among the nations.”
As I am sitting motionless before God – no words or even thoughts, just silence, the movement, words and thoughts will be by the nations honoring God.
It took even my breath away.
Be still today – see what happens to you and the nations.
Telling stories, leading them in prayer, training in evangelism 130 recruits at our GO conference in Germany getting ready to go for 1 and 2 years all around the glob. Wonderful time.
As I prayed for Irene, this keen German girl and her ministry. I told her that I was seeing a picture of a 4″ ear in front of me. She gave out this surprise chuckle. I do sign language for the deaf and she left encouraged.
Can’t wait to see my honey. Pray for us as she flies into Frankfurt and we will be ministering together for 3 weeks in England, Holland, Finland and Germany mobilizing 500 recruits for our July outreach sound the Mediterranean.
A cold chill rushed down my spine. “Where’s my backpack?” I’d just called Jane, my twin sister, to say that I’ve come through arrivals London Gatwick Airport, from Atlanta beginning a 9 week ministry trip to England, Finland, Germany, Holland and India. “Somebody’s taken it.” Just back 5 minutes into the country of my birth. “Bible gone, GPS gone, but worse, my new Ipad2, bought 3 days ago with kind gifts of 3 churches for my special assignment. “Don’t loose it, Richard.” “Keep your head in all situations,” charges Paul, the Apostle, to his young sidekick, Timothy (2 Tim 4:5). Hated calling my honey. Wanted to put it off till tomorrow, but had to tell her the inevitable. As word got out, prayers went up that whoever stole it would bring it back.
Later at my Twin’s home, “I’ll check,” the voice at lost property offered little hope. What do you have in the backback? A Bible, Yes, Heart skipped. SatNav (Americans call it a GPS) That’s here. Heart leaped. Then the big one. My heart stopped. I’m on my way. My ipad? There as well.Thank you Lord, and grateful I did not lose it.
Wonderful time with Joy Church (led by by Pastor Danny Han) In downtown Manhattan speaking on the Church God Uses to Impact the World. I think I found such a church that night.