We just got back from Alaska on Tuesday evening. We visited 4 churches in 5 days and cooked our African stew twice. We drove just about a thousand miles. We enjoyed seeing God's creation and God's people; we've already made one more trip here in Oregon since arriving home, so we're still moving.
God has truly been good to us and we remain committed to Him, first of all, and to His work as well. One thing that we talk about a lot as we drive down the road is our vision for the Bible College in Botswana. We read a lot of books. . .I read out loud while Chuck listens. The more I read, the more I am convinced that there is no work so enduring as the establishment of indigenous churches. I've seen what happens when missionaries carry the burden of the church on their own shoulders; any missionary who is indispensable is probably carrying the national church on his/her shoulders.
John Bueno, our missions director for the Assemblies of God, quoted something a couple of months ago in one of our publications, and I can't remember where he said he got it from (I think it was a traditional African proverb): he said, "If you want to travel fast, go alone; if you want to travel far, go together." Too many missionaries only see the value of traveling fast.
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