This past weekend we had the pleasure of bringing our oldest daughter to the Word of Life Bible Institute at Schroon Lake, NY. What an amazing place. A heaven of rest tucked away in the Adirondack Mountains. There were students from all around the world that came to learn the Word of God. The work is great, much greater than I ever realized. Through Word of Life International (which is established in many other different countries) the amount of people that accepted Christ as their personal Savior this past year would fill Yankee Stadium three times. Glory to God!
This year there were students from as far away as Korea at the NY campus. Last year a student came from Papua New Guinea to study the Word of God. These young people are willing to sacrifice all that they own to be able to come and learn the Word of God.
I was moved when I heard the story of the student from Papua New Guinea that got to talk to his mother over Christmas break. How he thought that was such a big deal and that's all he wanted to talk about. When finally asked when was the last time he talked to his mother he said it was a year and a half ago when he left home to come to Word of Life. Some are willing to give up all so they can "hold forth the word of life" to a dark and dying world.
Just think of the impact that each of these students can have as they go back to their homes and countries and begin ministering to those around them. It made me think "what am I willing to give up?" How about you? What are you willing to give up today to spend more time in the Word of God so you can "hold forth the word of life" to be a shining light to those around you?
