I Met A Soldier Of The LORD

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My spirit was quite beaming with gladness, and my heart set ablaze once again, when the LORD did mercifully lead me to discover a dear brother who boldly proclaims the glorious Gospel in the public thoroughfares of the Andes, Peru, even accompanied by his own faithful son! Such a spectacle of conviction doth put our own languid spirits to shame, for the truth is delivered not with the rhetorical flourishes of man, but with the plain, unvarnished truth concerning the great spiritual need of our perilous times. My supplication ascends now for this valiant laborer! May the LORD mightily advance His Kingdom among the mountain populace in that far-off land, and through this dear brother's faithful exertions, may He call them home to the fold of Christ!

Even at the very commencement of the LORD's work in our own humble sphere, our hearts have been lifted in constant prayer for those unnamed and unknown missionaries who have, with sacred resolve, forsaken the comforts of their mortal lives to labour in those dark corners of the earth where Christ has yet to be named. May the sovereign LORD graciously answer their tearful and solitary supplications! May He, in His boundless tenderness, vouchsafe comfort and sweet solace unto their faithful, waiting families! Should these dear souls find themselves compassed by peril or distress, may the Almighty hold fast their faith and see them through the conflict to the glorious end!

Oh, what sweet gladness doth it bring to this poor heart to envision the moment when these faithful soldiers of the cross shall praise God, as they see the very face of Christ shining upon them! Smiling, He shall usher them into His eternal promise and rest, where they shall dwell secure in the house of the LORD forevermore!

I am granted the honor of recommending this brother to God in prayer, and to you to support and follow.
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