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want to do anything. I had no appetite to work in such a backward country with its poor peo ple. I lay on the bed and looked at the ceiling, saying to myself, "What are you doing here? Why did you come here?" Then I turned to my wife and asked, "Why did we come? What can we do?" I was very troubled, and my wife had no word to help me. One day, the God who calls things not being as being and who gives life to the dead touched my heart, telling me not to be disap pointed. After that, I was burdened for the work on Taiwan. In less than five years we grew in numbers from three hundred and fifty people to twenty thousand. During the first year we in creased almost thirty-fold. Many who were saved during that time are now co-workers.
We must believe in the God who calls things not being as being and who gives life to the dead. Do not be disappointed by the situation in your locality. Do not say that everything is poor and dead. Such a place is the right place for you and the right place for God. Is it poor? You have a rich God who calls things not being as being. Is it dead? You have a living God who gives life to the dead. Your situation gives an opportunity for God to come in and impart life to the dead. Do not complain. Call on Him and believe in