Just recently, we got a
letter from a young lady named Flor who loves serving the Lord and it brought
back memories of her Dad: a guy called Dizon.
Twenty-six years ago, as Paul
was surveying where we would locate, Dizon, a datu (chief) of Tumpagon, stuck the
muzzle of his M16 assault rifle into Paul’s chest intending to kill him. God
intervened and Paul wasn’t harmed and in the years to come, Dizon became a
brother in the Lord and a friend to Paul.
God took Dizon home to heaven
some years ago and his widow and five children have continued on for the Lord.
One of his daughters, Flor (not even born when we first moved in) wrote to us
this month and sent us the photo below of the group of children she teaches
about Jesus every Saturday morning.
She said in her letter, “I’m
continually thankful to our Lord for all He is doing here. There are always
going to be the dry times and the times of discouragement but the Lord is constantly
here, encouraging me and giving me joy….I love serving Him and I love going
from village to village spreading the gospel and I love teaching children…. I
miss you both and thank you so much for being my spiritual father and
mother…..” Love Flor
Dizon had no idea that the
outsider he wanted to rid his village of was God’s messenger. He had no idea
that in a few short years from then, they would be part of the same family –
God’s family.
Today Dizon is with Jesus and
his family continue in the work of the Gospel. The next missionary sent out
from the Tumpagon church may even be his daughter Flor.
