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The Final Word DECMBER, 2005

John H. Giesler

What a privilege it is to be in contact with so many interesting people around the world that are involved in new work or reporting on past work in missions! We begin with a short report of the 2^nd Annual Trail of Tears Tour from September. Lola Null is the oldest daughter of Rev. Warren and Doris Wenger, long time missionaries to Nicaragua and Honduras. Thanks Lola! By the way, we hear Sol Mockicin is back at work in Oaks. His health is improving, but still is not up to full steam. Next is a book review of a history of the Moravian Church in Great Britain which provoked a lot of interest because of a strange name. But the book gives us a very good analysis of the long and difficult role of the church in a hostile venue. We are grateful to Dr. Hope and The Moravian Messenger for this review. Br. Al Reynolds of Maryland gives us two newspaper biographies of present day Moravian pastors who have overcome great difficulties to answer God’s call to the ministry. These both touched my heart. The first comes from The US Virgin Island Daily News by reporter Joycelyn Hewlett about Rev.Adlyn Hamilton Mgonela, a Moravian Pastor in Trinidad. The second is from the Staten Island Advance in New York City by Leslie Palma-Simoncek about Rev. Ian Edwards, a Moravian Pastor in Great Kills. Thanks Br. Al for getting us these inspirational reports about people in our time who are doing great things for the Lord. We share portions of a letter from grateful readers who live in India but have discovered ONWARD on the World Wide Web. The world is getting smaller! Then another report from Michael Tesh shows the growth of his mission in Kenya. We also have the President’s message from far off Sherwood Forest in West Winston-Salem! Thanks, Jack. Our Bishop Bob Iobst gets double salary for TWO months of Pray Every Day. We are all blessed by his worldwide vision of the Lord’s work.

I had the privilege of meeting with the BWM in Bethlehem and being very impressed at the high quality of people on this vital board. It was a very important meeting with some important decisions being made. With Sam Gray and Will Sibert on board we can look forward to some great days ahead. The Lord is at work! Br. Vernon Nelson took Br. Bill Cranford and me on a tour of the Tulpehocken and Oley Valleys in PA to see the home of Henry Antes, the first Leinbach home, both from the 1600’s as well as two of the Muhlenberg churches. Some trip!  JHG

THE FINAL WORD  - John H. Giesler

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