Evangelism: A Fish Story
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Evangelism: A Fish Story
by Mike Benson
A past issue of "Action" caught my attention. It
carried an article about a gentleman from the
Philippines by the name of Leopoldo Ducany.
One afternoon, Leopoldo's wife had brought him a
fish which she had purchased at the local market.
She asked him to clean it in order that she might
prepare it for supper. The meal-to-be was wrapped
in a year-old newspaper. As he tore away the
paper, Leopoldo noticed an ad for World Bible
School. The ad prompted a response, and before
long, he was regularly receiving Bible
correspondence materials.
At the conclusion of the series of lessons,
Leopoldo requested baptism and was added to
Christ's church (Acts 2:47; Galatians 3:27). He
made this decision despite the obvious anti-
church sentiment held by Communist rebels in his
region.
I have a thought. If we can (a) reach a man on
the other side of the world with (b) a year-old
newspaper wrapped around a dead snapper, then (c)
don't you think we can reach the masses of
humanity with the saving message of Christ??
"Go therefore and make disciples of all the
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father
and the Son and the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 28:19;
cf. Acts 1:8).
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