One of the highlights of our trip was our two day visit with 99 year old GMSA Missionary George Black. After "retiring" at age 70 from being the General Director of GMSA, George and his wife Letty, moved up to the northern city of Copiapo (and have been there ever since).
(L to R: David, Cary, Douglas (George's driver), George, Maria (George's cook)
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George was very helpful in giving his cultural and spiritual insights. Here are some of his quotes that I wrote down (among the 6 pages of notes I took).
-"I'm for the trenches, not for the benches."
-"I could go back to FL and live in the retired missionary housing, sit in a rockin' chair, read Time magizine, and sip Coke, but why would I do that when I could be doing this."
-When I asked him what he would have done differently if he could do it all again, he said, "I would pray more, do less, but do it better."
-"The Holy Spirit makes real what Christ made possible."
-"David, are you willing to take the torch?"
-"I want to be Paul, but I'm a Peter."
-"In ministry, double your opportunities, not your efforts."
-"80% of a missionaries life is attitude."
-"My congregation's greatest need is my personal holiness." (He recalled this quote by R. M. McCheynne)
-"Work hard, live clean."
George's 2007 Goals for Himself:
-Memorize Romans 1-4
-Walk without his walker, but always embracing someone's hand (see picture above).
-Teach through Deut. and Ezekiel
...future posts will also feature George Black stories and ministry highlights.
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