Gil Fremont is the coach of the Bob Jones Ministry Soccer team that was with us for a few short days last week. Gil and I had opportunity to talk a bit during that time and it was a refreshing conversation. Gil has a heart for missionaries and missions. He longs to be here with us ministering to Brazilians. He has brought young men here as a part of the soccer ministry for the last seven years and during those visits God has laid Brazil on his heart. "I have had players go to various fields all over the world but none to Brazil. My burden is here! I'd like to start an orphanage or home for girls who live on the street." We would love to have a man like Gil and his wife working with us. Pray for God's continued direction in their lives.
Residing in Michigan for over half my life, I had heard about Paradise. Because Paradise is a small town in the Upper Peninsula, you may have never visited there in your life, but you knew it existed. It was WAY up there next to Tahquamenon Falls and nothing else. Where's Tahquamenon Falls? Next to Paradise and nothing else. It's a long way from home. Why all of the talk about Paradise? Because Paul talks about it in 2 Corinthians 12. There was this guy who had been caught up to Paradise. Not in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, but into the REAL Paradise. While there, he'd heard things that he was unable to repeat. What on earth was this? Who was this guy? Here's what was going on. Paul defended his position of Apostleship in chapter eleven and gave the Corinthians an idea of what Apostleship looked like in chapter twelve. It came with great wonders, like seeing or instead hearing unimaginable things. But, too, that position came with a terrible cost. God gave Paul a &q
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