Soldiers of Valour

Today has been a day of meetings with our workers- "Soldiers of Valor" in my books. These weren't all "high level" meetings- some of the day was spent in what I call "mentoring meetings".



Pictured here with me are David & Lois (Father & Mother) Stewart; they are two of our most senior workers here (42 years in India) told me of the time he was jumped by a leopard only 20 feet away from him while up north near the Himalayan Mountains. He just barely had enough time to bring his gun to his hip and shoot. One precise bullet landed in the old gal's head and dropped that cat right in front of him. He was able to reach down and touch it- and can still reach down and touch it today- he still has the skin!



Here is Paul and Melody Dixion, another "not so senior" colleague who has recently retired from the military, and is now working in India, told me of his 17 year old son's death from muscular dystrophy and of how God has kept them through the pain and sorrow of it all.

My life has been changed by these dear and special friends. I can honestly tell you that if you think you are touched by these workers when they are in America- I want you to know the impact is a thousand fold when you are working with them on location!

I feel so insignificant next to them. But, with all grace and humility which abounds, they contend with me and assure me I am doing what I am called to do and it is of no less value. And I guess I do have my own stories of God's grace and power! Although I am not interested in meeting up with an black Indian leopard anytime soon, thank you very much!

Thanks for checking in- and thanks for remember us before the father's throne; it makes all the world's difference.

Be blessed and remember His Hope Abounds in India!

Dean