Unexpected Reason – Why Do Missions?
This story comes from a missionary, teacher & supporter of Word In Deed (Cecil Walker) who came to Uganda in 2012 with his wife & son. This recent experience Cecil had gives a very unexpected reason to share missions experiences. Thank you Cecil for sharing this story and for listening to the Holy Spirit by sharing Uganda with Bob.
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Hello everyone. I thought I would share this with you.
We have a guy in our neighborhood named Bob. Bob is in his 70’s and he lives alone. Monty (who also lives next door with his wife Sallie) has really been working a lot helping Bob, taking care of him, as his mind is beginning to fail. Bob has three different degrees from Florida State University in history. He retired as a professor at Rollins College.
Anyway, as you guys all know, Monty and Sallie left to go out of town. Last night I was taking out the garbage and noticed Bob knocking on Monty and Sally’s front door. As I walked over to the front yard I could tell Bob was crying and he was agitated. Â Bob’s short-term memory is very bad and when Monty is out of town, it really throws him off.
I started talking to Bob trying to get him the calm down. He couldn’t understand why Monty wouldn’t answer his door, despite the fact I repeatedly told him Monty was out of town. So, in the middle of ranting, Bob reminded me he had three college degrees in history and had been a professor at Rollins College.
For some reason the Lord laid it on my mind to bring up having gone to Uganda on a mission trip.
As soon as I did, immediately Bob’s demeanor completely changed. He looked at me and said, “Do you realize how special you are for having gone to Uganda.” From that point on I was able to share about our trip, which had a calming effect on Bob. He went home in a much more peaceful mood than when I first found him.
God is great and His love continues to work through Uganda…even here in Cocoa Beach, Florida, when ministering to our friends and family…we can thank God for our experiences doing missions in another part of the world. You never know what will happen when you share them; God will bless you in surprising ways. Praise God, Amen.
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