Post by kanyon on Jan 6, 2007 17:58:11 GMT -5
C&P
An elderly missionary, who had given the best years of his life to ministry in Africa, was returning to the United States with his wife. They happened to be traveling on the same ship as President Teddy Roosevelt who was coming home from a hunting trip. A great crowd had gathered at the dock to greet Teddy Roosevelt. They cheered and waved banners as a brass band played martial melodies.
There was no one there to greet the veteran missionary and his wife. He said to her, “The president has only been away for a few weeks, and look at the grand reception he gets. We have been serving in a foreign country for half a lifetime, and there is no one here to welcome us.” Taking his hand in hers, the missionary’s wife spoke tenderly, “Yes, Honey, but we’re not Home yet.”
An elderly missionary, who had given the best years of his life to ministry in Africa, was returning to the United States with his wife. They happened to be traveling on the same ship as President Teddy Roosevelt who was coming home from a hunting trip. A great crowd had gathered at the dock to greet Teddy Roosevelt. They cheered and waved banners as a brass band played martial melodies.
There was no one there to greet the veteran missionary and his wife. He said to her, “The president has only been away for a few weeks, and look at the grand reception he gets. We have been serving in a foreign country for half a lifetime, and there is no one here to welcome us.” Taking his hand in hers, the missionary’s wife spoke tenderly, “Yes, Honey, but we’re not Home yet.”