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(Faith & Victory : May 1964) |
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After praying over the matter since last autumn and consulting the
feelings of a cross-section of the Church in regard thereto, Bro.
and Sister Ostis B. Wilson, ministers of Pacoima, Calif., have felt
impressed to make definite plans to go, the Lord willing, to
Nigeria, West Africa to labor with the Church of God mission there
for a few months. They have already secured their passports, and
their application has been made to the Nigerian government for visas
to enter that country. They have booked passage by ship, to leave
New York on June 9. If their visas arrive in time and the Lord
continues to will it so, they will be leaving the States on that
date. Their plan is to go cross-country by train or car to New York,
and make a number of stops in route.
Bro. Etuk and the other native gospel workers in Nigeria have been
informed of their proposed coming to labor with them, and they are
looking forward to their capable assistance with joyful
anticipation.
Personally, when word came to us that they were praying about going
to Nigeria, I felt that it was a good sign pointing to an ultimate
answer to the many prayers and appeals which have been made for the
past two or three years for some one or ones of American gospel
workers to go to the aid of the native Nigerian Christians who had
gotten a glimpse of the truth as we know it. I have known Bro. and
Sister Ostis Wilson for 35 years or more, and recommend them as
qualified to represent the Church of God.
Of course, they are going by faith in God for spiritual and material
support, and that is a firm footing. To the extent of the resources
of the Missionary Fund maintained here at this office, we will be
pleased to relay funds from the saints and readers for their support
in traveling and on the field, as well as to the home missionaries.
Pray that the guardian angel of the Lord will surround these
consecrated missionaries, and that they will be endued with holy
wisdom and anointed in dealing out the truth in order that the work
of the Church will be permanently established in Nigeria. May the
flame of the missionary spirit catch on to the extent that other
gospel workers will seek to enter the open doors in other foreign
lands. The command still reads, "Go ye into all the world and preach
the gospel to every creature."
-Lawrence Pruitt |
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