Froggy Research

Leishmaniasis is a disease spread by the bite of the sandfly. It can result in an ulcer that heals very slowly. Dr. Simone, a medical missionary in Brazil, recently treated a patient with this disease. He had a large Leishmaniasis ulcer on his back. He had this sore for a year without going to a doctor. Dr. Simone asked him why he hadn’t gone to a doctor sooner. He responded, “I am doing a very important work in the jungle and I couldn’t leave until now.” He is a biologist and is studying the yellow cane frog. He said that he did not have time to worry about the ulcer, because his work was so important. He had been attacked by jaguars seven times and had many close calls with poisonous snakes. When Dr. Simone sent him to the infirmary, the biologist said, “I hope it doesn’t take long to treat, I have to get back to my work.” This biologist was so dedicated to his task, that he ignored his health so that he could continue researching the yellow cane frog. The dedication of this biologist is remarkable, and yet it seems like there are more noble causes that people can give their lives to. One such cause is the gospel of Jesus Christ.

 

Two thousand years ago, Jesus commissioned the church with a much more important task called The Great Commission. Many have given their lives, faithfully carrying on the work that God has given us to do, because the eternal destiny of countless souls is at stake. What a challenge it is to stay faithful in the face of the difficulties we encounter along the way.

 

As we begin a new semester here at the Missionary Training Center, please pray that we will stay faithful and not waiver in our commitment to the Lord of the Harvest. He is worthy of our dedication and He is the One who will one day say, “Well done, good and faithful servant!”

 

I doubt very much that the yellow cane frog will laud the dedicated research biologist with such praise!

Bob

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  Things Which Gracious Souls Discover
by William R. Newell

• To “hope to be better” is to fail to see yourself in Christ only.
• To be disappointed with yourself, is to have believed in yourself.
• To be discouraged is unbelief, -- as to God’s purpose and plan of blessing for you.
• To be proud, is to be blind! For we have no standing before God, in ourselves.
• The lack of Divine blessing, therefore, comes from unbelief, and not from failure of devotion.