Recently, we celebrated the dedication of a new church building in Searsmont, Maine, and the GGWO ordination of its pastor, Pastor Peter Sheff. Believers gathered together, many of them old friends from the area, as well as Pastor David Stambowsky, Pastor Wally White, Pastor Bob Colby, Wayne Luce, David Umstead, and others.
It's a joy to consider that the words said on a lake far away and years ago are still applicable today. They are ringing in our ears - "Follow me and I will make you fishers of men" (Matthew 4:19).
At the end of the day, eventually when all is over, said and done, we will look and see that God has done it. One brother from Sri Lanka, looking for moderate weather in the U.S. and a Bible College, found us on the Internet. He is one of the more than 70 new students here in Baltimore who has come from one of 21 different countries. His testimony is like the one by the lake.
There are twists and turns in life, but our heart is alive to the knowledge of God. We are stirred. Our prayer is that in Maine, as well as in hundreds of thousands of places on the earth, those words would still be said.
In the dark and in the quiet, where man meets God, we too should follow. It is still happening. We are thankful for Pastor Sheff and all other pastors that labor and serve so that many can hear and follow. God truly does make men "fishers of men." Absolutely awesome!
Pastor Schaller
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