Four generations for God
For generations for God.
Read by Jared stacker author.
I love all who loved me.
Those who search will surely find me.
Proverbs eight per 17.
One simple book.
Didn't just influence to people.
It influenced for
generations and counting.
This is how our literature
evangelists led.
Glenn town ends great grandparents
to the seventh day Adventist church.
Randolph Townend and Gertrude Tyndall
first met each other in a pub in
Palmerston, north New Zealand.
We're Gertrude was working as a maid.
They had both recently
immigrated from England.
Neither of them were churchgoers,
but they got married in the
local Anglican church in 1931.
Gertrude did have a religious
background as her mother.
Mary was the Sunday school
superintendent at St.
Peter's Anglican church in sacristan.
Uh, rail and stained glass windows
still acknowledge that fact during
world war one, Randolph and Gertrude
moved to Wellington as there was more
work opportunities for Randolph there.
One evening Gertrude was putting
her three children to bed.
Reflecting on her Christian heritage
and syncing their need of God.
She said a silent prayer, dear God.
If you are truly God for the sake of
these children, please reveal yourself.
The next morning.
David Jackson.
A seventh day Adventist Cole Porter.
Knocked on their door and shared
the book, Bible readings for
the home circle with Gertrude.
Not able to escape this
obvious answer to her prayer.
She bought the book.
At the same time, pastor G G Stewart
was conducting an evangelistic
meeting in the Newton pub.
In the Newton public library.
Gertrude accepted David's invitation to
the meetings and he introduced her to
pastor Stewart and his assistant a L king.
Mr.
King and pastor Stewart began
having weekly Bible studies
with Gertrude and the children.
They started attending Sabbath school
and the worship service at the Tasman
street seventh day Adventist church.
Randolph kept working because in
his mind, providing for his family.
Was more important than worshiping God.
That all changed.
When one Sabbath, their eldest
son, Austin asked his father.
Why don't you come to church with us?
His son's innocent request was
enough to jolt Randolph into action.
He quit his job and began
attending church with his family.
Three weeks later, he received
a job as a crane driver on the
Wharf that paid higher wages and
allowed him to observe the Sabbath.
Soon after.
He and Gertrude were baptized by the
north New Zealand conference president.
As this podcast is being recorded,
Randolph and Gertrude's great.
Grandson.
Glenn is currently the president
of the seventh day Adventist
church in the south Pacific.
It was because of the faithful work of
a literature evangelists that I, and
many from my whole extended family have
been able to follow Jesus and serve God.
And his church says, Glenn.
I encourage you to be someone who
shares Jesus through literature, media.
Action and word today.
You're not just affecting one person.
You could affect an entire family.
For eternity.
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.
