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A Wall or a Cathedral?
Dear Friend,
Do you remember the story of a man walking by a construction site who stops and asks a workman what he is doing? “Can’t you see?” the man replies with a look of disgust. “I’m hauling these rocks.”
Not satisfied with the answer, the passerby asks a second worker the same question. “We’re putting up a wall.” he replies, without looking up from his work.
Trying one more time, the passerby asks a third worker the same question. The workman puts down his tools for a moment, wipes his forehead and looks up to the top of the scaffolding. With a big smile he answers, “We are building a cathedral.”
The men were all doing the same job but one was hauling rocks. One was putting up a wall. And one was building a cathedral!
When I read this story again recently I thought of you, a friend who supports the ministries of the Narramore Christian Foundation. When you make a donation to this ministry, you aren’t just making a donation. And you aren’t just supporting a Christian ministry. You are building and rebuilding a cathedral of lives! Every gift you make and every prayer you offer on our behalf is building and rebuilding the lives of individuals, families and ministries around the world. You are strengthening the body of Christ on earth!
When a group of national pastors in Africa takes training to help their parishioners cope with severe traumas like murder, rape, and burned out homes and churches, you are helping them rebuild lives. When the daughter of missionaries overcomes her extreme worry and sadness about leaving her parents thousands of miles behind and adjusting to college in the United States, you are helping build her life. And when a doctoral student in counseling in Manila helps a depressed pastor’s wife sort out her loneliness and resentment and build a stronger relationship with her husband and the Lord, you are helping rebuild her life as well as her husband’s and their church’s.
I can’t thank you enough for helping us build and rebuild lives. And as you consider a donation this month, remember that we aren’t hauling rocks or building a wall. We are building and rebuilding a cathedral of men, women and ministries around the world. Thanks for being a member of our construction team!
Serving God's Servants,
Bruce Narramore, Ph.D.
President
P.S. You are giving many missionaries a wonderful Christmas present!
NOTE: Donations can be sent on our secure website at: https://www.ncfliving.com/donate.php, phoned in to 1-800-477-5893, or mailed to the:
Narramore Christian Foundation
P.O. Box 661900
Arcadia, California 91066-1900
U.S.A.
"Study to show yourself approved to God, a workman that
needs not be ashamed" (II Timothy 2:15).
NOTE for U.S.A. residents: Narramore Christian Foundation is registered in the State of California as a non-profit 501 (c) (3) tax deductible organization.
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