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Jungle pilot...
is a book about Nate Saint and the flying of an airplane into the jungles of
Ecuador to reach the Auca Indians who had never heard of Christ and His
saving grace. After five godly young men were killed by these Indians in
1956, Nate's wife, Marj, and son, Stephen, took up the task of leading the
Aucas to our Lord.
Skeptics considered the death of these men to be a waste. Stephen said it
wasn't a waste because it motivated many believers to help establish His
church where it did not yet exist. He went on to say the Auca Indians needed
medicines and medical training. They needed industry and a better economy.
They needed help in protecting their “inalienable” rights and learning
leadership skills. “But what they needed most,” he said, “is a functioning,
vibrant and independent church, committed to meeting the medical, economic
and social needs of their own people as a means of showing God's love and
His desire to provide for their eternal need as well.”
Does your church meet the medical, social and economic needs of the people
who do or don't attend? I heard one pastor extol a certain organization and
how, because of that organization, he was now living very well in
retirement, not caring that in that same congregation were many living on
the edge of poverty, who barely made it through each month.
Max Barnett, long-time friend and Baptist Collegiate Ministries Director at
the University of Oklahoma (Boomer Sooner) told me one time, “Don't get your
hopes up, Jamall, our churches will always find a way to spend most of their
money on themselves.” Does yours? What percent does you church give to
foreign missions? That's something you need to know, and if it is an
insignificant amount, do something to change it.
Invite Jamall to Sing in Your Church or Revival
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