October 18, 2006

Student Safety and How God Works

Sunday night I visited the Nação Santa congregation, where two of our seminary students—Erivan and Gil—are working. After the service we stopped by a luncheonette for cokes, and spent several minutes talking about the challenges and joys of their particular ministry.

Later on that evening one of our students was held up at knife-point as he was entering the seminary after participating in his ministry internship. The assailants took cash, books, and other items the student was carrying with him. They would probably have taken more had not a motorcycle arrived and frightened off the bandidos.

And who was on the motorcycle that arrived in such a timely fashion? Erivan and Gil, the very ones I just finished spending time with at their practical ministry. If I had not taken them out for cokes, they would have most likely arrived much earlier and not been there to scare off the muggers.

This story has two morals. (1) God has things timed down to perfection, even when we are clueless. (2) Our seminary really needs to beef up it's security. We cannot count on motorcycles arriving in the nick of time every time. If you would be willing to help financially to allow us to do this (I know, this is the second investment opportunity I have mentioned in one day), send me an e-mail.

Posted by Andrew on October 18, 2006 3:57 PM.