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It's A Calling...

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“And... He saw... James and John... and He called them... And they immediately... followed Him.” Matthew 4:21, 22 (KJV) A  few days ago, I was reflecting on the day, when the sudden inspiration for poetry came to me and the opening lines of a poem began rolling over in my spirit. I went to my computer and began writing. The poem to your right is the result. I felt I was to share it with you in this newsletter. A few days later, it occurred to me that I have never shared, in a newsletter, how God called me to foreign missions ministry, and that I should share it with you now. I hope it will be a blessing to you. I’LL NEVER FORGET I’ll never forget the day the Lord called me. It was during a Sunday morning service. I was in the sanctuary with my parents (because in my day the whole family worshiped together in the sanctuary). I was eleven years old. One of the missionary families our church supported was with us that day to report on their work in southern Mexico, near t