“What came into being through the Word was life, and the life was the light for all people.  The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness doesn’t extinguish the light.”

John 1:4-5

I am 83 years old this year.  I was born in the old King’s Daughters Hospital in Temple. Annie Roe Buckley shares a birthday with me as well as Sunday school and Vacation Bible School.  As a preschooler, I would sit on her kitchen cabinet watching her prepare meals. In reflecting on my work, I thank God for the guidance God has shown.

I graduated from Southwestern University in Georgetown and applied to go as a missionary for three years.  I was a lay preacher and teacher.  During that three years, I met and married a missionary nurse from the Philippines, Nina Cepeda.  What started out as three years became 25 years.  I was not shown more than I needed to know, one step at a time.  This covenant relationship was for financial support and prayer support.  For 19 years I was assigned to work in Sarawak, and for six years with the ecumenical seminary in Kuala Lumpar, Malaysia, serving where needed. 

I took the “responsibility” seriously.

Prayer: 

 We serve an awesome God who calls us and sends us.  God prepares us to be witnesses to God’s steadfast love.  Amen.

Contributed by Dr. J. Andrew Fowler