The Bermuda Triangle

It hit like the Bermuda Triangle. First, Hurricane Gustav barreling down on the Gulf; second, a Facebook note I received from Radu Pop in Romania; third, chaos at Walmart. Before you think I’ve totally lost it (my wife already knows that I have), let me ‘plain.

People are beginning to panic again in the Gulf Region...we just don’t like the sound of Hurricanes a coming. I can relate; Hurricane Alicia did about $70,000 damage to my home in 1983. So, it begins again...the hustle bustle; filling up the automobiles; buying staples, goodies and the like; hording water; the sense of urgency; calling relatives that live “way up” North in Dallas....the list is endless. Yet, I still have a little time on my hands, so...I scribble...and try to find some deeper meaning that we can find together from all this panic.

Enter the note from Radu, the young History Maker in Fagaras, Romania, that goes like this “I forget to tell you about my father who is not Christian, we are all happy because last week he was with as to a man conference made by our church from Fagaras. It was nice and we are happy that our father listening the word of God there. I wanted to share you our joy family. If you remember please pray for him.” (this is a direct quote from him)


One of the things I brought back from Romania was a grateful heart that in that Post-Christian country, the remnant was alive and well. They are deeply committed men and women of prayer and faith and are totally sold out to Jesus. I can recall vividly at least twenty times I prayed specifically for family members and friends of these young friends. I have to confess that I don’t know that I have twenty friends or family members who aren’t Christians.


I guess this is my Bermuda Triangle....O’ God, give me the same sense of urgency for the lost that come my way as for Gustav. How about you? “Father God, send them our way.”

Selah

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