THE APPROACHING DARKNESS: - # 3
THE APPROACHING DARKNESS: # 1 - A chill ran up my spine as I considered the possibility of going to a country where terrorists had decapitated an American journalist. The stakes couldn't have been higher. Seven of the men sitting around the table had counseled me when I had previously faced this kind of darkness, but it was the first time for the other five to give input about how to deal with this horrible evil. I cleared my throat as I spoke to the Board of Directors of our ministry. "Im willing to die for my faith, but I__" My lips trembled. "I don't want to go through what I've been reading about and seeing in the media." Sudden tears welled in my eyes. "I love my wife, and I want to spend many more years with her. I want to watch my grandchildren grow up." I didn't know what else to say. The silence that engulfed the room demanded that God's wisdom chair the remainder of the meeting. My last visit to Pakistan had been nearly ten...