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She Did So Much For Me, and I Never Got to Thank her. — 12 Comments

  1. William, from the glimpses we have had of your past on SS Net, I have seen many facets of the different employment opportunities you have had and I cant count them all but they impress me as God fearing and loving of others beyond the norm. Yes you have thanked many that you have been in contact with, by actions if not with enough words, as you put it. I know you will continue to be a blessing to those you come intact with, because that is what you do. That is not leaving Jesus out of the picture at all. He is definitely inclusive.

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  2. Dear Pastor William. I have been reading the many write ups you have written in this edition and have never had a chance to appreciate you enhancing my spiritual growth. Thank you once again for this eye opener for an opportunity for me to be more like Jesus. God bless you, your family and your ministry in HIS vineyard.

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  3. William, thanks be to God our Father for the message He gave to Ellen White, that, as you indicated, has become fundamental to SDA evangelism: "Jesus Christ reached the hearts of the people .......". That profoundly is our goal, to reach the hearts of people as modeled by Jesus Christ our Savior and Lord.

    That means we reach others in being genuinely interested in the good of their lives, including benefiting their families through blessing their work. You offered a wonderful example or demonstration of the genuine love and interest of Jesus Christ in your friend Nancy. As Jesus did, she blessed you and your family by selflessly increasing your clientele and thereby improving your earnings.

    Wouldn't it be a masterly demonstration of the powerful evangelistic method of Jesus Christ (for the salvation of souls), if each SDA individual member, each SDA Church, and on a larger scale each SDA Conference would genuinely set out to do exactly as Jesus Christ and Nancy did: improve the lives and earnings of one another, both Seventh-day Adentists and neighbors, in the community.

    Instead of constantly begging or manipulating for more and more of the earnings of SDA members and members of the community, wouldn't Churches and Conferences receive a lot more if they genuinely set a goal for doing good for people, including improving their lives and income?

    Just like you wanted to give back something to Nancy for what she did for you without seeking reward or thank you, wouldn't members and neighbors yearn to give to God, and to the people of God, out of a heart of gratitude for the selfless help they received?

    EGW makes it very clear that every single person, every single group or groups receives from God, and so everyone has something to give in return (DA, chater 1) - to others, and to God. Solomon in the wisdom of God noted that we cannot have enough because we do not give enough.

    The Method Of God, exemplifed in Jesus Christ and practiced by your friend Nancy, says we ought to genuinely bless the lives and income of others, not for personal or Church gain, but for the good of the person we serve.

    Good work William. God bless.

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  4. To God be the Glory. You have really opened my eyes and encouraged my soul to be more like Jesus. How unselfish Nancy was, what a life well lived. Thanks for sharing that story. PONNIE

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  5. Seriously, can the people of God in our Churches, or least in groups in our Churches, have targeted discussions on how we can show an interest in the vocations/work/jobs of persons in our churches and communities, with the goal of helping each person improve their skills, service and salaries?

    There are many young persons who need direction and guidance in clarifying their goals, in finding jobs, in sourcing funding for school, &c. For some we can together provide some kind of financial support in helping them get through school, even if only in buying food or helping with a room.

    What can we do to reduce costs/monthly expenses for families in Churches and community through education and working together, including facilitating reversing energy cost to energy savings, and group purchasing? How can we make the homeless part of our planning?

    There are lots of ideas and possibilities that will emerge as a Church begins to show an interest in the vocations and lives of members and community.

    The basic premise includes establishing a more Christ-like productive way of thinking and working in our churches so that we can impact the thinking of those who will eventually be placed in leadership in our Conferences. More succinctly, that our Churches and Conferences become more Nancy-like. How can the Williams of our Churches who have been blessed by the Nancys of our Churches help to create a new agenda, a new culture? Actually, how can we all become more Christ-like productive?

    God bless those who have the insight and potential to influence our Churches and leaders into becoming more like Jesus Christ in thoughts and work.

    William, your work just began.

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  6. Thank you very much, William, for the transparent way in which you recount your experiences and your growth in Christ. I have learnt so much from you. May God continue to guide and bless you and your ministry.

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  7. Having being brought to this faith I am often corrected by my colleagues when I say someone has 'Passed On'. They say it should be Passed away.
    This after noting William using the term 'Gone' to refer to a dead person as if stating that he has actually not died by went somewhere. Just as the devil said "you surely will not die".
    Is this very much important or I am just being fanatical?

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    • Gari, here in the United States for ages Adventists have said, passed away or gone to mean that they had died are not around anymore. Like in Matthew 2 when it says "Rachel weeping for her children and would not be comforted for they are not." They are not because they do not exist any longer. They are gone.

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  8. Thank you for this reminder of how we should treat others. I still am struggling with the reflection that others have taken care of me or my needs and I have not thanked them enough, yet I expect to be appreciated to some extent when I have helped. At one time I accepted to serve as an assistant to the Personal Min leader, who I was training, in order to "learn humbleness (and humility) from him". Putting interests of others first is what would help us to be like Christ

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