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Today I was so blessed by Leonard. He is the director of Encounter Zambia and what a servant of the Lord He is to his people. He knows the Word, is properly trained, and is just an outstanding pastor, director, and leader. It is amazing how God raises up gifted men of grace and uses them for His glory in such a needy broken world. The Lord does not use methods...He uses people who are surrendered to Him. This is His sovereign and glorious design so that the power is of Him and not of us...mere claypot vessels who are in constant need. With this in mind, on the first day we arrived, Leonard what sharing with me how he and his leadership team needed encouragement to keep on keeping on. It's amazing...whether you are in Africa, America, or around the world, in Gospel ministry, there are times where you want to give up. God knows this and therefore the Apostle Paul knew it...so he stated in 2 Cor 4:1... "Therefore we have this ministry, as we have received mercy, we faint not." This passage has encouraged me so much to have hope, to keep drawing from the Lord by faith, so that I can overcome in what He has called me to do. I shared this verse with Leonard and God used it to refresh His spirit. What I thought was a mere few minute conversation about this verse, turned into a meaningful refreshment for Leonard that caused him to go home last night and share the verse with his wife and be replenished in the Lord together. When he came in this morning and told me this, my heart rejoiced, and his heart rejoiced that God would be so faithful to keep giving us the Living Water and Bread from heaven that we so desperately need to keep on keeping on with His energy. The joy of the Lord will be our strength.
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