Bobby Bonner

I just spent the last couple hours reading From the Diamond to the Bush by Missionary to Zambia Africa - Bobby Bonner. Any Reading of mission biography has always had a profound impact on me. Perhaps now for a myriad of different reasons. There is the emotional highs and lows as I fight the temptation to sulk and sink into the despair that has often overwhelmed me the past 2+ years of not being in the lineup but on some remote back room dirty unlit shelf feeling very unlikely to ever be dusted off, valued in some capacity and returned to the front lines. On the other hand I feel the immense excitement to read the testimonies and accounts of God moving in the uttermost parts of the earth - in ways I once saw first hand - including in Zambia where I had the privilege of ministering with Bobby for a couple weeks back in '05. It has been a while since I have read such a book. Many things struck me that I pray God will not soon let me forget or lose focus on. The very first page of the book almost made me stop reading - it was a praise to God for not putting him on a shelf. I am glad I did not stop reading. Thank The Lord for those He sees fit to use in various capacities. God alone is wise enough to know the why, how, who, where etc...and even the why nots.