It seems every major missions movement in history has come out of seasons of revival and awakening. William Carey was launched from the Second Great Awakening in England. The Moravian missionary movement began with the “Moravian Pentecost” at Herrnhut with Count von Zinzendorf.
As I began my daily dog walk on the Belle River levee by the boat landing, it occurred to me (much too late) that I should have taken a picture of the landing when it was completely under water and sent it to the Teche News. It’s too late now as the water has receded almost to what I would call normal.
It wasn’t just a lyric when Beyoncé sang “I’m a Creole girl” during the halftime of Super Bowl 50. Her family roots are in south Louisiana.
The secret of the incredible results of George Mueller’s life (who prayed in over $40 million to take care of orphans while never mentioning any need to anyone except God) was not simply that he knew God could do things, but that he prayed and trusted without wavering until God did do things.
Only God can save us. It doesn’t take long to see that our nation is decaying from within. Following every other nation in human history, the rise of immorality, greed, and injustice are rapidly eating away at our moral mid-section. No nation in history has survived such fast-growing cancer.