I preached for the first time ever this month. 6 of the 7 of us had to prepare sermons for our
ministry with the slim river tribe. I was the 5th person to go. God had given me a word from
Hosea, regarding his adulterous wife. It was comparing that situation to how we are with God,
always choosing other things over Him, and “cheating” on Him in our hearts with our
relationships,our time, our money, etc..And the main point of the message was coming back to
our first husband, Christ. I was a little nervous when God gave me that word, because I didn’t
know the people I was going to speak to.
The time arrived. I had to be ready to preach whether I was or not. As I approached the podium
I had this overwhelming sense of peace. God was surely with me. I began the message, and before
I knew it I was giving an alter call. Asking people who have strayed from God, or anyone that
needed salvation to come forward. And as our translator spoke what I had said in their native
tongue about 10-12 people out of about 30 came forward. Many were crying, and calling out to
God. A lady that was pregnant came forward and recieved Christ for the first time, and another
man, came back to God, saying he wanted to come back to his first love. And many others had
the same thing on their heart.
Our translator told me that the word I shared was exactly what they needed to hear. God used me
in a way that day that I didn’t even know was possible. I was so full of joy, knowing that
I was obedient what God had asked me to say, and seeing the fruits of that obedience. God is
so awesome! He did amazing things, not only that day but the full three days we were with the
slim river tribe.
