Every Tongue

This is another video from camp.

Keith Shumaker - Contentment from Mark Tolson on Vimeo.

I dream of being God’s man. I want, like nothing else, to be used of my King. I have been studying the life of Joshua this morning and, in my studies, I’ve realized that he is one of the greatest examples of “how to become a man of God.” The sequence of progression is laid out perfectly through his life. Check this out and compare your life to Joshua’s and see if you are taking the right steps to become God’s man.

1. Exo 17:9 He started out by seeing God’s power displayed through a man of God.
2. Exo 17:14 He listened to the man of God.
3. Exo 24:13 He served the man of God.
4. Exo 33:11 He stuck by the man of God.
5. Num 13:16 He was prepared by the man of God.
6. Num 27:18 He was honored in front of others by the man of God.
7. Deu 1:38 He was encouraged by the man of God.
8. Deu 31:7 He was charged by the man of God (and of course God himself)
9. Jos 1:1-2 He became the man of God.

Here are a few questions to think about:

Do you want to be “the Man of God”?

If so, what man are you following?

How many of these steps have you skipped?

Who’s following you?

Aaron Bashore - Counsel of God from Mark Tolson on Vimeo.

This week we will be blessed to have one of our supporting churches coming down for a visit, Victory Baptist Church from Ruffin, NC. On Tuesday night there will be a total of 11 people arriving. I am especially looking forward to getting to know Pastor Scott Hefner a little more. On deputation I was able to preach at his church and share our ministry, but unfortunately if you know anything about raising funds, most of the meetings are very short and to the point. While there I did find out enough about him to know that he is a tremendous testimony of the power of God. He and I have a similar past and we both realize as Paul did, that it’s “but by the grace of God I am what I am.”

I am excited to see how God works through this short trip. Please remember us (especially my wife as she is getting more uncomfortable by the day) this week in your prayers, and of course the group. Pray specifically that God will use this time to open eyes and burden hearts. “Pray ye therefore the Lord, of the harvest, that he will send forth labourers into his harvest.” Thanks, and God Bless.

We’re back home! Most of you probably didn’t know we left since I’ve been such a slacker with blogging lately. Sorry! I’ll try to do better. We arrived back in Arequipa on Saturday night from Lima. We were up there from the 5th-13th for the medical clinic. Unfortunately, we missed our flight and had to spend an extra $280 last minute to get back. But oh well, “asi es la vida” (that’s life).

God once again showed His power and His love. During the week we were able to see some 1700 patients come through and receive medical attention. More incredible than that was the 250 professions of faith!

I want to say thank you to “Medical Missions Outreach”; thank you all for donating your time, money, and skills to make this possible. And a special thank you to Bradley & Kelleigh Edmonson for heading up the group and having such a passion to do what you all do!

• “What we need is a small force of well-trained, well-chosen, hard-working, and dedicated professionals. They must be willing to risk their comforts and–in some lands–their health…. They must speak the language of the land of their assignment, and thy must be more expert in its problems than are the natives.”
• “Interpreters are no substitute. It is not possible to understand what is in the minds of the other people without understanding their lanugage, and without understanding their language it is impossible to be sure that they understand what is on our minds.”

I most certainly know that last quote to be true!

Lederer & Burdick hit the bulls-eye with their 1958 publication of  ”The Ugly American”. I just finished it and it is definitely another one to put on the”must read” list, especially if you are considering foreign missions.Quick Caution: The language is a little rough at times, but I promise the meat is worth the bones.