WOW- AFRICA BECKONS YOU! - Andrew Strom
Posted by: prophetic <prophetic@...>
-by Andrew Strom
We recently got back from our trip to Nigeria - and had a wonderful
time. The heat and the neverending cloud of dust, smog and
diesel fumes were ever-present, but spiritually it was a fantastic trip.
Three times God arranged it that we appeared on nationwide TV -
once while we were preaching and praying for the Goveror of Ogun
State (a bit like the Governor of California). Only God could arrange
such a thing at the last minute - and we made sure He got all the
glory. Thankyou for your prayers, my friends!
I know a lot of people on this List have had invitations to Third
world countries to minister. They want foreign preachers because
they know many people will come to hear a "white man" preach!
I want to encourage you to take these opportunities, my friends -
even if you have to pay your own way (-quite likely because they
are so poor).
I have come across many Repentance preachers in the USA and
the West who have been frustrated and discouraged here with the
lack of response and/or openings. We need to realize that there
is a wide world out there that is hungry and desperate for sound
preaching and biblical truth.
I remember once hearing David Servant make an analogy of a
fisherman with two fishing-holes to choose from. In one fishing
hole he caught virtually no fish at all, and the one he did catch
jumped up and spat water in his face! In the other fishing hole
the fish were so desperate to be caught that they were clinging
onto the line and he was hauling them in as fast as he could get
his pole back in the water! Which fishing hole should he choose?
Of course it was the second one. (-Equating to the Third World).
A lot of us think it is the "spiritual" thing to do, to wait and wait
and wait right where we are, but as David Servant points out,
Jesus clearly told his disciples that if they were not received in
one town, to leave that place and go on until they find a receptive
place. This is actually a commandment of God. Otherwise all of
God's servants are left wasting their time in unresponsive
environments. Jesus commands us to "GO!"
Personally, for many years now I have focused my attention almost
entirely on the West. But God is changing that. In fact, it would
not surprise me at all if God calls our family to be based in the
Third World sometime in the next few years. -Such is the need
and the hunger there. Sadly it is the exact opposite of what we
so often find in the comfortable apathetic West.
I strongly encourage every preacher who is on this List to consider
the Third World - and soon. It may be time to think "outside the
box", my friends. You won't regret it.
Thankyou again for your wonderful prayers during our trip. We saw
many breakthroughs in the lives of both leaders and people as we
spoke on deep repentance and the true message of the CROSS
vs. the selfish gospel of gain, etc. A lot of people seemed very
surprised and impacted by the messages. So your prayers made
a huge difference. Thankyou. I hope to return to Africa again in May.
Yours for the Third World Harvest, dear friends.
God bless you all.
Andrew Strom.