Radical follower of Jesus with a passion to help others experience a life-changing encounter with God. Field Representative for Hope Channel International.
RETIREMENT ANNOUNCED
My retirement was announced today at
#GCAC23
after 47 years of joyful service in the name of Jesus:
as a local pastor, university professor at SAU, Associate Secretary with GC Ministerial, and for the past 7.5 years as President of Hope Channel International.
Please pray for my mother. She is another COVID-19 casualty. She is not expected to survive through the night. Please also pray for my father who is left without her until the resurrection of the righteous when Jesus returns in glory. (1 Thess. 4:15-17)
Today, my wife Bodil and I are celebrating our 43rd wedding anniversary. What a blessed journey, and we've only just begun! Thanks to each one of you for your friendship and prayers.
NEW PRESIDENT OF ZAMBIA
Adventist Master Guide, Hakainde Hichilema, is the newly elected President of Zambia.
Let's remember him and the entire country of Zambia in our prayers.
My father just breathed his last breath before the resurrection when Jesus returns in glory. He fell asleep in Jesus at 10:07 PM EDT on Sunday September 13, 2020, one day short of 3 months since my mother died on June 14. Looking forward to the day described in 1 Thess 4:13-17.
My mother fell asleep in Jesus at 5:02 PM today. Longing for the glorious return of Jesus when the dead in Christ will rise, and we who are alive and remain shall be caught up together with them to meet the Lord in the air.
1 Thess. 4:15-17
Even so, come, Lord Jesus.
Please pray for my mother. She is another COVID-19 casualty. She is not expected to survive through the night. Please also pray for my father who is left without her until the resurrection of the righteous when Jesus returns in glory. (1 Thess. 4:15-17)
DELETED PHONE NUMBER
I just deleted my father's phone number from my iPhone. That was a painful experience. He died one week ago today.
Be thankful for every opportunity to connect with those you love.
HOPE SABBATH SCHOOL
We just received an award from YouTube for 100K subscribers on our Hope Sabbath School YouTube Channel. Share this news with your friends and invite them to join us for an in-depth, interactive study of the Word of God.
Sabbath greetings from Nairobi, Kenya. We are concluding an amazing evangelistic series entitled Hope For Africa. Thousands are receiving the Word of God with glad hearts! For some, this is their very first Sabbath as followers of Jesus. Hallelujah!
SABBATH REST
As the sun sets this evening and the Sabbath begins, may you find rest, be blessed, and be sanctified as you commune with the Lord of the Sabbath, Jesus Christ our awesome Savior and soon coming King.
SABBATH BLESSING
May the LORD help you to see beyond the distractions of this present age and catch a glimpse of that which is eternal.
Praying Sabbath blessings for you and your family.
This Sabbath, please pray for HOPE FOR AFRICA, a major evangelistic outreach in East Central Africa. May Jesus be lifted up in all His power to save.
Praying Sabbath blessings for you and your loved ones.
HOPE FOR AFRICA
Our Hope Channel teams in East-Central Africa were blessed to facilitate an amazing evangelistic outreach called Hope For Africa. Broadcasting to 10,000 sites from Newlife SDA Church in Nairobi in 7 languages, the harvest truly was great--over 100,000 baptisms.
The Sabbath is the Creator's gift to you.
He loves you and wants you to find rest in Him!
Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Sabbath.
Genesis 2:3
IS ANYTHING TOO HARD FOR THE LORD? Gen. 18:14.
He can rain down bread from heaven and bring water out of a rock. Don't try to tell the LORD what to do and when to do it. Just ask Him to perform whatever miracle He knows you need.
Remember, there is nothing too hard for the LORD.
44 years ago today, two became one.
June 26 will forever be remembered in our family history!
Thanks to all our family and friends who have loved us and prayed for us through the years.
Happy Anniversary, Bodil.
6 months ago my mother died.
3 months ago my father died.
Today I continue to grieve,
but not as those who have no hope.
It is well with my soul.
I trust the promises of Jesus.
This Sabbath, lift up your eyes to the hills. Where does your help come from? Your help comes from the LORD, the Maker of the heavens and the earth.
May the LORD bless you and your loved ones as you worship Him in spirit and truth.
The Lord of the Sabbath wants you to experience blessing and healing this Sabbath day. Open your heart and mind to the One from whom all blessings flow!
SABBATH BLESSINGS
May this Sabbath bring you abundant blessings from the hand of our loving Creator and Redeemer.
Remember the words of Jesus:
the Sabbath was made for us! Mark 2:27
Here is a promise from the LORD for each one of us this Sabbath day:
"No weapon that is formed against you shall prevail!"
The success of evil is limited and temporary.
Our awesome God will have the final word.
Let's praise the LORD our God this Sabbath day!
Are you with me?
BLESSED BEYOND MEASURE
This month my wife Bodil and I celebrate our 42nd anniversary. I feel blessed beyond measure to have shared my life's journey with such a remarkable woman of God.
When someone verbally attacks you and you are tempted to retaliate, remember this wise counsel from Solomon:
A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger. Proverbs 15:1
I realized today when reading Psalm 149 that EVERY DAY the LORD wants to give us a new song to sing. Whether we lie down in green pastures or walk through dark valleys, we can lift our voices in songs of praise to our God!
Let’s praise the LORD today.
Are you with me?
HOPE FOR AFRICA
The total number of baptisms from the Hope For Africa evangelistic meetings, including those baptized in pre-meetings and post-meetings, currently stands at 194,000!
The words of Jesus are true: The harvest truly is great!
SABBATH BLESSING
As the sun sets this evening, may you experience the Sabbath blessing our Creator has prepared for you.
Slow down and rest in His unfailing love and grace.
Praying for Dr. Carlton Byrd and his family as he assumes his new ministry responsibilities as President of Southwest Region Conference. They will be missed at Oakwood University.
SABBATH REST
The Sabbath is a time to rest from our labors
and a time to find rest for our souls.
We need Sabbath rest! No wonder the 4th commandment begins with the word REMEMBER.
Let us sing a song
that will cheer us by the way,
in a little while we’re going home.
For the night will end
in the everlasting day,
in a little while we’re going home!
We shall meet at last
when the stormy winds are past,
in a little while we’re going home!
Why is Sabbath so special?
Our Creator
blessed the day
and made it holy.
He also blesses those
who remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.
May you and your family be blessed this Sabbath day.
Cultivate the habit of speaking well of others. Dwell upon the good qualities of those with whom you associate and see as little as possible of their errors and failings. When tempted to complain of what someone has said or done,praise something in that person's life. EGW MH492
SABBATH REST
According to Jesus, the
#Sabbath
is a time of blessing and healing. It's a time to rest from our labors, but most of all to rest in the rejuvenating presence of our Creator and Redeemer.
HOPE FOR AFRICA
Still praying for each precious soul who was baptized in the Hope For Africa meetings. 194,000 and counting. Each one is of infinite value to God.
#Hope4Africa
FINISHING WELL
Jacob made many mistakes in his life, but he finished well. He allowed the LORD to use him as a channel of blessing to his family and those within his circle of influence.
We can make the same choice to finish well, empowered and enabled by the Spirit of God.
The LORD will keep all of His promises.
Someday soon we will celebrate Sabbath together with Jesus, our Lord and Savior! John 14:1-3
Wishing you and your loved ones a blessed Sabbath!
Worry is blind, and cannot discern the future but Jesus sees the end from the beginning....Our heavenly Father has a thousand ways to provide for us, of which we know nothing. EGW DA 330
HOPE FOR AFRICA
This weekend Pastor Mark Finley will begin evangelistic meetings in Nairobi that will be broadcast by Hope Channels in that region to 10,000 downlink locations in 11 countries. Already, more than 100,000 have been baptized in pre-meetings! Thanks for your prayers.
Some years ago, I learned a prayer found in Steps To Christ p.70:
Take me, O LORD, as wholly Yours.
I lay all my plans at Your feet.
Use me today in Your service.
Abide with me.
And may all my work be wrought in You.