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Roadside Assistance Issue 9.2
Roadside Assistance Issue 9.2
Roadside Assistance Issue 9.2
Table of C ontents
Editorial...............................................................................4
John Boekee
Fo c us
Poem...................................................................................8
Debbi Hofsink
Article..................................................................................9
Alina van Goor
Streetlight Ministries
Innerview...........................................................................11
Aaron Korvemaker and Roadside Assistance
Roadquest..........................................................................13
James Moore
The Board
Iwan Borst (Editor)
John Boekee
James Moore
Alina Van Goor
Alyssa Tuinstra
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You will be
eaten by
cannibals!
Editorial- John Boekee
Luke 10:2
And he said to them, The
harvest is plentiful, but
the laborers are few.
Therefore pray earnestly
to the Lord of the harvest
to send out laborers into
hisharvest.
he could visit
Aniwa, but he was also a little more
connected to Europe and North America. John Paton
passed away on January 28, 1907 at the age of 82.
So that is a short overview of the life of John Paton.
Now for a bit of application I would like to highlight
one specific point in his life. I just want us to contemplate what it actually meant for Paton to go there, to
actually leave to go to the New Hebrides.
First of all, on a practical note, that was an incredible journey for those days. If you look at the dates
we mentioned earlier, to go from Scotland to the New
Hebrides took four and a half months. For those of you
who have been to Australia, I know you think 25 or 30
hours of flying is a lot. But lets be honest, 2 days on a
plane is a lot better than 135 days on a ship. Second,
one of the things that made it so hard for Paton to
go is that his mission at home was doing well. It was
thriving and people wanted him to stay. The Lord was
blessing his work in Glasgow. People said things like
if you leave, no one will take your place. Third, there
were very real dangers in going to the New Hebrides. It
is probably roughly equivalent to going to North Korea
today. Of the few missionaries that had gone to these
islands, some of them had been killed. For example,
in November 1839, John Williams and James Harris
landed on Erromango, another one of the islands in
the New Hebrides, and were killed within minutes of
stepping ashore. On the specific island that Paton was
going to, other missionaries had been attacked and just
barely escaped with their lives.
In short, when people reacted with you will be eaten
by cannibals, that was not an unfounded or
exaggerated statement at all, that was a perfectly
rational assumption. The people that had gone before
him had been killed and eaten, and it was reasonable to
believe that if he did what they did, he would be killed
and eaten as well. What is the point of this? The point
is that he went.
Despite all of the naysayers, despite the perilous and
arduous four months at sea, despite the terrifying dangers that he faced when he got there, Paton had a deep
compassion for lost souls and an unswerving faith in
Gods guidance and protection.
Focus
Weary of fighting my nature
Poem-Debbi Hofsink
MoveIn teams are often in apartment buildings or townhouse complexes. The goal
behind this is to be in a place in which Christians can minister to people they are living
among.
The emphasis of MoveIn is prayer: praying
that the Holy Spirit will work in specific neighbours, neighbourhoods, and the city. Once a
week, teams will gather together for a time of
prayer and reflection and mutual encouragement. Each team can organize this prayer
time in whatever way works for that team.
The point is to gather together as a group and
pray for other team members, neighbours, and
other issues that are in that neighbourhood or
city.
Matthew 5:4