from the editor

So often, the good we do ...

So often, the good we do is not immediately known to us. Such was the case on Good Friday in 1966. That morning twelve-year-old, Graham Morris, walked into the little two-hundred year old Baptist Chapel in Cregrina, Wales. A young BIMI missionary stepped behind the pulpit and read his text from John chapter one, verse 29: "Behold the Lamb of God which taketh away the sin of the world." He preached a simple salvation message to no more than thirty-five and closed with an invitation to which no one responded. Then he mechanically went to the back of the church to shake hands and wish the people "Happy Easter." Before young Graham could exit, the preacher bent over and said quietly, "Are you saved?" Graham went home with a heavy heart and before the day ended, the boy bowed his head and invited Jesus to be his Savior.

I was that young preacher. More than 32 years later, God provided the opportunity for me to learn of the good I had done in challenging that young man with the claims of Christ. Graham had written down my name along with the day he received the Lord. He had even copied an outline of my message from John and kept it safely in his Bible for three decades, always wondering if he would ever meet up with me again. Graham grew up. He is a farmer now, married, has a wonderful Christian family, and is a member of a sound evangelical church in Llandrindod Wells. His pastor eventually brought us together for a grand reunion. That Saturday over forty people came to Graham's barn in spite of the rain (which stopped just as the service began). There was singing, preaching, fellowship, and tea. There is a lesson all of us need to remember. Many times the good we do in this life is not immediately known to us. "...be careful to maintain good works."