At 5:30 Monday morning, David was whisked from us and rushed to the airport for a flight to Papua New Guinea.

He writes: “During my flight, I sat beside a business man. God had been leading Him to think about God's rest day; the memorial of creation and of His creative power. I answered his questions about the Sabbath and shared the Gospel about the love of the Father in giving His only begotten Son, John 3:16, and the necessity of knowing God, John 17:3. I shared about the “image of jealousy”, (Ezekiel 8) that has been placed in many of the churches. He was very interested to hear the simple Bible truth. I knew God had arranged this flight, and this seat for me in the plane!

“My time in PNG was such a blessing I can't put it into words. Over a hundred people came out each evening, many having to walk 30 to 45 minutes each way. Some evenings the presence of God was so powerful that there was absolute silence and awe. The people filed out with an un-characteristic silent solemnity. Another evening I announced that I had some literature to share. I barely made it to the first pew on the way out before I was surrounded and could not go farther until I had emptied my bag.

“On my return trip I met someone at the airport during a long lay-over. This lady had been praying that she would meet someone nice to spend the time with, for protection from the rough and dangerous crowd milling about the airport. In our conversation she said that someone from her own church and mission had told her a few weeks prior, that they were keeping the wrong day. That the Bible Sabbath was really Saturday, the 7th day, and God had never authorized a change. After studying she had found that to be true, but she had been wondering if it was really important. That is when God brought us together and sent her the answer to her question. I also shared the precious Gospel of John 3:16; and John 17:3. We had a truly wonderful sharing time. Praise God for His providential guidance!”

God’s Providences:
Even though the original contact for PNG fell through, because of strong conviction the dates were reserved. We felt directed that it must be immediately after the camp. We later found out that the minister in PNG who arranged the meetings and translated for David had been involved in ministry elsewhere for 10 weeks prior, and had only that one week free. The day after David left, he began holding meetings in the bush that were to last for the next several months.

We applied for David's visa to go to PNG on Friday. He was to fly Monday (which was a public holiday). Arriving at the consulates office, we were greeted by a sign stating that it took 2-4 business days to obtain a visa. We had a prayer and filled out the application. While we were filling it out, we heard several trying for visas get turned down. When we finished, and submitted the application, it was just on noon. We were told to be back in two hours. We got the visa that day!