Several years ago,
a friend of mine, a pastor, was ministering in the interior of Africa.
He had prepared all year for this month-long mission in a primitive
area of the continent. All of the arrangements for pulpit supply in
his absence had been made, his church had raised more than the required
funds for this vital trip, and people had been mobilized to care for
the sick and shut-in of the church. No stone had been left unturned
in preparing for the extended journey into the bush country. The long
flight and even longer overland trip had been accomplished without incident
and all was looking well.
