It's Been a While...Here's Why

Well, it has been three months since my last blog post. I have a good reason for two of the months and a decent reason for the third. Living in Africa we sometimes find ourselves at the mercy of technology (or lack thereof). Here at the King residence, we found ourselves without internet for a couple of months, between August and October. While it was a difficult time, it was also a wonderful time. As my Pastor always warns, technology can be a wonderful tool or it can become a horrible master. Sometimes it is good to step back (or be forced back) and examine what it has become in your life. I'm grateful that we had two months of 'silence' though it was not an easy time to get through.


That pretty much accounts for the first two months, but the third month of non-blogging is the result of a perfect storm of events. In the month of October, I was privileged to have the opportunity to preach in Sierra Leone for their annual Harvesters/Anniversary celebration. As an added bonus I was able to be there with Pastor Smith and see him in action in his home away from home.

As most of you already know, Twenty-Two years ago, he and Rene entered that nation as missionaries to start a work for God. They lived there preaching the gospel of Jesus Christ for six years before being forced out of the country by a civil war. Though they had to leave, the gospel did not have to. Because he was faithful to make disciples in his time there, the work has carried on long after his departure. They have planted churches all over the nation of Sierra Leone now and have planted an additional 12 couples all over West and Central Africa and even into Europe. The church in Sierra Leone is a powerful testimony to the gospel and what God can do through someone who will obey His command to make disciples.

We were joined there by many pastors from all over Sierra Leone and their wives and churches that came to celebrate 22 years of ministry. It was an overwhelming time for me as I was refreshed and renewed by my fellowship with Pastor Smith and the other Pastors there. I want to especially thank Pastor Edward and his wife Rita for their incredible hospitality during our stay there.

The other reason for my silence will be reported of and testified to in my next blog post...

As I have stepped back and reviewed my trip, one thing has become resoundingly clear; discipleship works. I hope and pray with all of my heart that one day the nation of Gabon will have a testimony similar to that which God is doing in Sierra Leone. Even as I hear reports of what God is doing in the nation of Namibia where Steve and Shirley Anderson pioneered, I am stirred once again for the nations of the world. We must do all we can to reach people with the gospel as the end times are drawing near. Make your life count, lay it down in the sacrifice and service of your Lord Jesus Christ. We need people that are willing to go and we need people that are willing to stay and hold the support ropes; there is plenty of work for all of us.

As I frequently hear Pastor Smith say, "Let's do together what we can not do alone."