But that was not the Royal Way; the King’s servants didn’t have to stoop.

I had glimpsed the subterfuge. Rather than make a frontal attack on religion in this devout nation, the new regime was playing the game of Frustration. It was sponsoring a new translation of the Bible – a translation that never quite got published. It was sponsoring a new dictionary of the Bible – only there were no Bibles to go with the dictionary. The.

And so, for the first of many times, I said the Prayer of God’s Smuggler: ‘Lord, in my luggage I have Scripture that I want to take to Your children across this border. When You were on earth, You made blind eyes see. Now, I pray, make seeing eyes blind. Do not let the guards see those things You do not want them to see.

Throughout this time I sensed that God was playing a game with me. Perhaps He was using these experiences to teach me the difference between a Want and Need. Toothpaste tasted good, new razor blades shaved quicker – but these were luxuries, not necessities. I was certain that should a real Need ever arise, God would supply it.

First, earn the right to get their attention; then show them Jesus – perhaps not with words but always with action.

If we can’t take Christ to them by preaching, we’ll take Christ to them by living.

Don’t complain to yourselves that you can’t go to the mission field! Thank God for bringing the mission field to you!

The real purpose of this training,” Mr. Dinnen told me, “is to teach our students that they can trust God to do what He has said He would do. We don’t go from here into the traditional missionary fields, but into new territory. Our graduates are on their own. They cannot be effective if they are afraid or if they doubt that God really means what He says in His Word. So here we teach not so much ideas as trusting.

The Word of God needs to saturate our minds if we want to know and follow God’s will.

Why are we worried!′ Rolf said suddenly. ‘This is God’s work! He’ll make a way for us.’ And as if to prove his conviction, he started to sing.