Stories from the Field

August 2005

Taiwan God of All Circumstances

From Preachables, Volume 60 July 5, 2005

Some years ago, a young Taiwanese couple on their honeymoon stopped to help two strangers who had been in a motorcycle accident. One of the accident victims was overwhelmed that the newlyweds gave them money to get home and told them about how God changes lives. Even more so, he was deeply touched that strangers -- especially strangers on their honeymoon -- had stopped to help them. Through that initial introduction to God's love, the young man sought and found Christ. Years later, after he had answered God's call to an evangelistic ministry and had preached far and wide, he was astonished to realize that the pastor of a church where he was scheduled to speak was the "honeymoon husband" who, with his wife, had ministered to him and his friend so long ago. What a joyful reunion they had! Even as the young evangelist had been amazed at their kindness years earlier, so now were the couple amazed at how God had worked through that brief e ncounter to raise up one fully committed to proclaiming the gospel.