A promise fulfilled
A promise fulfilled, read
by Jared stack or off.
And the seed that fell on good
soil represents those who hear and
accept God's word and produce a
harvest of 30, 60, or even a hundred
times as much as had been planted.
Mark four verse 20.
In 1896, Tom Kent was a
heartbroken widower in Uganda.
New south Wales, Australia.
When he first met cyclist, Phillip Riki.
Tom's wife, Mary had just lost
her battle with pneumonia.
And Tom was in despair, struggling
to take care of their 11 children.
Just before she died.
Mary asked Tom.
To promise that he would
meet her in heaven.
And bring their children with him.
After discovering the truths of the Bible.
Phillip re-key wanted to
spread hope across Australia.
He left his job as an engraver
and cycled across dusty Outback
roads under the merciless hot sun.
Distributing Christian literature.
One day.
He came across a farmer,
plowing in a field.
The farmer.
Was Tom Kent.
Phillip listened patiently
to Tom's story of heartbreak.
And heard about the promise
he had made to his dying wife.
He shared the book, the
great controversy with Tom.
Tom wrestled with the truths
in the book, but after careful
study, he accepted the teachings.
His new discoveries gave him the comfort.
He had yearned for.
Tom then shared these truths with his
children and neighbors as a result Tom's
children and five neighboring families
became believers and disciples of Jesus.
Fast forward from 1896 to the present day.
And this remarkable legacy lives on.
When you add the descendants of Tom and
the five neighboring families to the
numbers of people, these descendants
have converted to Christianity.
That's 20,000 lives transformed by
one faithful cyclist and a farmer
who shared a very special book.
God surely fulfilled the promise
that Tom made to his wife.
And then some.
Jarrod Stackelroth: This year.
Literature ministry celebrates 175 years.
This month's devotional readings
come from the stories of faith.
Edited by a fire near.
Chu.
And produced by the literature.
ministries department of the
seventh day Adventist church
in the south Pacific division.
To find out more about this month's
heritage celebrations, visit
heritage dot Adventist church.
Dot com.
