A few days ago at a church nearby, I declared that I was going to be a winner in 2010. I said, "I'm Set To Win in 20-Ten". It just came out that way. I had not deliberated on the thought before but it seemed the right thing to say at the time. The more I thought on it the more I realized I like this theme. This is not just a statement of a positive attitude or even faith in God for ourselves to be winners. I believe that you and I (who have a desire to win the lost) are particularly "set" in our places by the Lord to win the lost around us. For readers of this blog, you may share the burden that I feel, especially for the lost in Africa. It is God who places these burdens on us. I really should choose a better word than "burden" because that implies a heaviness that I do not feel when I think of Africa. Maybe the better word is "love for" ... I love Africa. I have a desire to help the people in Africa. By living there for over nine years I've been privileged to help a few with a hand-out and a hand-up. I no longer live there but I can still pray for them to be saved. So can you. It is the will of God for them to be saved. John 3:16 "For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son that
whosoever believeth in him should not perish but have everlasting life!"
In that verse of Scripture lies the reason I feel set to WIN in 20Ten. I can win someone to Christ because it is what God wants. I'm not restricted by distance. I can win someone who lives close to me. That's why I'm here...to be a winner for myself in all ways - i.e., life, marriage, finances; and in song, word and spirit.
This video is one of the trips I've taken into the Masaai Mara in Kenya. While living there, it was always a lot cheaper for me to visit the parks than it was for visitors. Residents got a huge discount. Therefore in the earliest days (in the late '80s and early '90s) I would buy the yearly pass at an even better discount. Then when visitors came I did not have to squeeze the extra pennies out of the personal budget in order to go with them to the national parks. This video was made after I had moved back to the states and was on a visit with two other preachers from here who wanted to "see the animals". Tis a bonus for those who live and work there.
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I'm doing paperwork today. One of the jobs I dislike doing until after it's done! Having interesting blogs like this one help make my tasks lighter. Your video footage reminded me of the wonderful time I had on my first trip to Kenya when I did splurge and go on a safari. How wonderful that you were blessed with a rainbow at the end of yours.
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