Have you heard the joke about the west Texas farmer who had to sell a section -- 640 acres -- of land because he couldn't get any water. He drilled and drilled and drilled. All he could get was that cotton pickin' oil!
The most important commodity in the world is water. Many people have to walk for miles every day to get it. I have seen countries where they put funnels, that look like upside down umbrellas, on top of their houses to collect the rain water during the wet season.
"What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet!"
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet: Act II Scene II
What's in a name? Inchon, Narita, Schipol. How about Hartsfield-Jackson? This will help: Charles de Gaulle and Heathrow. Anybody not with us? OK, Love and Hobby -- or throw in some presidents: JFK, Ronald Reagan, and George H. W. Bush. It's a good game: "Airports: Name The City".
"We are in the middle of nowhere!" Those were terrifying words I heard on one of the most frightening experiences I have ever had. I was with a missionary friend in Mwanza, Tanzania, on the shores of Lake Victoria. We decided to take our journey back to the seminary in Arusha through the 'Northwest Corridor' of the Serengeti Plains, one of the most remote spots on the face of the earth. It is an exiting trip way back in the 'bush', filled with wild game like no place else that exists. I was thrilled at the opportunity to have such an adventure.
The purpose of VisionWalk International Ministries (VIM) is a multiple, cross-cultural proclamation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ through any means possible.
A primary intent of VIM is to encourage missionaries, national pastors and church leaders in their local endeavors. It is our desire to do this through conferences and conventions, to teach and train the national church leaders by equipping them to more effectively reach their people within the Christian faith.
We will conduct evangelistic campaigns in churches, auditoriums, arenas, stadiums or parks anywhere around the world where we receive an invitation from local church leaders. Where possible, and permissible, we will lead personal witnessing clinics. We will utilize media resources where convenient, i.e. films, video, audio, gospel tracts, and other printed and/or visual materials. We wish to assist and encourage every effort to meet the total needs of the peoples of the world. We will visit orphanages, medical clinics, food supply banks and other humanitarian centers, as well as churches, involved in social ministry activities. We will neither solicit nor accept monetary funds from foreign countries. Our total support will come from individuals and/or churches within the USA who wish to share in this International mission endeavor.
All of this is done for the Glory of God!
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