A Lover of God

Tonight Mike and I went to hear a Kenyan man named William give his testimony. William is a native missionary to people within his own Masai tribe. He is in the USA to visit his supporters. I'll tell you what, you never beheld such a sweet Christian spirit, such joy in a face. Well, surely you have, but it is rare. They have NOTHING where he lives in Africa, he lives in a small community in the bush. He's 38 and has two small children and a beautiful wife, I saw a picture of his family. I'm telling you what, these third world countries are better off spiritually than we Americans, no doubt about it. When people are stripped to the bare necessities of life, and I mean BARE, they are open to knowing God, there is little interference materially speaking. A false religion, maybe, which is very difficult, but drawn away by the complications of managing a modern lifestyle, no. Along these lines I've been thinking lately, maybe at times God strips us of most of the joy in our life because He wants to be the true source of our joy. He wants our attention and He gets it. When all else evaporates, we are left alone with God. When all else fails, a new appreciation of God's love dawns in our hearts.

William was brought to salvation through a few striking events in his life that personally revealed God's sovereign grace to him. William became acquainted with New Frontier's Health Force, headquartered in Clearwater, FL, when founder Dr. Tonya visited several areas in Kenya searching for a place to build a permanent health clinic. William and some others went away to a mountain and prayed for seven days that Dr. Tonya would choose them. She did. In a series of miraculous events, a clinic and church were built in a three year period. William is the project manager and pastor of these ministries. Clearly he is a man who is blessed of God. He is humble and is a channel God uses to bring others to Himself.

William had never seen the ocean (he slept in the airplane :), so when he was driven over the bridge from the airport in Tampa, he just stared and stared in amazement and said, We have a WOW! God! I really can't conceive of the culture shock he met. He spoke excellent English, however, and enthusiastically shared the love of God with us. The whole point of his life is to glorify God and spread the Gospel. It doesn't get any more refreshing than this, to see a man living wholly as God intends us to live. It's hard to describe, but when you meet someone you wish you were like, well, you just feel so grateful, you feel honored and inspired. It was beautiful.

KEM