“Let us return and visit the brethren in every city in which we proclaimed the word of the Lord and see how they are” (Acts 16:36).
Legend has it that a missionary, lost at sea, was by chance washed up out of the sea on the edge of a remote native village. Half-dead from starvation, exposure, and sea water, he was found by the people of the village and was nursed back to full health. Subsequently, he lived among those people for 20 years. During that time he uttered no songs. He preached no sermons. He made no personal faith claim. But when the people were sick, he attended them, sitting long into the night. When people were hungry, he gave them food. When people were lonely, he was the source of company. He was a source of enlightenment to those who wished more knowledge. He took the side of those who were wronged. He identified with every human condition.
After 20 years, missionaries came…
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