no plan B

[swampfox]

My wife and I are reading a great book about John G. Paton, a presbyterian missionary to the New Hebrides islands in the 1800s. These pioneering missionaries were called of God to carry the gospel to a savage tribe of cannibals in the South Seas. Shortly after their arrival on the islands, Mrs Paton became sick and died. The words of Mr Paton encouraged me as I continue to struggle with the idea of Exturkinator's "untimely" death. Paton writes,

"Our short united life had been cloudless and happy; I felt her loss beyond all conception or description, in that dark land. It was difficult to be resigned, left alone, and in sorrowful circumstances; but feeling immovably assured that my God and Father was too wise and loving to err in anything that He does or permits, I looked up to the Lord for help, and struggled on in His work. I do not pretend to see through the mystery of such visitations,- wherein God calls away the young, the promising, and those sorely needed for service here; but this I do know and feel, that, in the light of such dispensations, it becomes us all to love and serve our blessed Lord Jesus so that we may be ready at His call for death and Eternity."

His autobiography has been one of the most popular missionary books of all time. You can get it here if you are interested:
http://www.visionforum.com/booksandm...roductid=55442

[Bachflock]

Great quotation, swampfox, thanks.