Land of the Lion and the Sun Personal Experiences
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f ee t and m y e y e lash e s w e r e cov e r e d with ic e I hu rr i e d up and down th e h i s and comm e nc e d to f ee l wa r m er but I k ow wh e r e I was going a tu r n in t he r oadwa y b e twe e n two st ee p clif s I sudd e y espi e d two wolv e o n e o n e ach sid e of th e r oad T h e sight of t he m mad e m e tr e mbl e It got dar k b e fo re m y e y e s my h a ir mo t stood on e nd I shout e d and scr e am e d but t h ey c ast a gr ee dy loo k at m e M ust I fall a p re y to wi d b e asts in t h is wint r y ght fo r I saw no way t o e scap e fr om th e m I r n e d again in p r ay er to m y He av e y Fat h r mp o ri ng he lp The a m too d stared g r iml y at m e as though th e y wo d say It is in vain that you cry w e do what w e pl e as e Sudd e y on e of th e m sp r ang to th e oth e r sid e I at onc e cross e d th e r oad and m d e for th e hill T h e y chas e d m e as wolv e s ar e wont to do thr e w snow into my fac e to blind m e tim e s th e y w e r e in f r ont of m e th e n again th e y would fall b e hind on y to b e gin th e chas e an e w I almost lost my lif e but th e Lord who av e d an e l from th e lions s v e d m e from th e wolv e s T h r ough His m e cy th e y touch m e though th e y w ere clos e upon m e such a mom e nt and in a pl e lik e t h is on e re ali e s th e sw ee tn e ss of God s Promis e Th e ang e l of th e Lo r d e ncamp e th round about th e m that f e a r H im and d e liv ere th th e m H aving again b ee n s v e d from dang e r I hu rr i e d away f r om t s plac e and r an ti I saw a light f r om window a sho r t stanc e ah e ad of m e but it s ee m e d so far in th e dar k night of f e ar Wh e n I r e ach e d th e hous e a man op e n e d th e door I e nt e r e d with a ngl e d f ee l ing of j oy and f e a r I f e ll a d e ad faint r e main ing unconscious until th e n e xt mor ng Wh e n I had re gain e d my consciousn e ss th e y a k e d m e about my f r i e nd fo r I had spo ke n a g e at d e al of du r ing th e night th e y said littl e lat er in th e day a trav e l er b r ought m y frie nd who d e ad He was buried cording to M ohamm e dan it e s Now cam e days of int e ns e pain and M y h e avy trav e ling bo o ts had caus e d my f ee t to sw e ll T h e s k in o n m y fac e and hands was p ee ling fo r they had u d v e n e t h od t o thaw m e out f t er t h ee da I was ca rr i e d to th e villag e inn I still had anot her thr ee days j ourn e y to th e larg e to n T h e inn kee p er s e cur e d a man for m e who was to r e nd e r all n ee d e d assistan c e and accompa y m e to th e town h e also fu r a hors e for my co v e i e c e I cou d not rid e how e v e r th e cold b e i g too fo r my t e nd er body I was comp e ll e d to wal k all th e way on snow that w e ke e d my e y e s til I could s ee nor mor e I suff ere d m ch for many days th e o y r e m e dy was nicotin e which th e y too from th e i r pip e s and appli e d to my e y e s But all th e s e things and e sp e cially God s car e for m e e v e n in tim e s of gr e at e st p e ri had don e mu c h to str e gth e my f ith arm m e against what e v er d g e rs might till b e s e t m e h e n I re ach e d T ab rez I e n oy e d th e hosp i tality of my Syria fri e nds who p r ocur e d for m e th e car e and tr e atm e nt of s k illf p h ysician soon as I was abl e to proc ee d on my j ou r n e y I l e ft for m y h o m e at m ah cco r ding to P e rsian custom I s e n t a m e ss e ng er to my par e ts whil e y e t a day s j ou r n e y fr om ho m e that h e mi ht announc e my r e tu r n M y pa re nts cam e to m ee t m e and w e pt t e a r s of j oy fo r th e y had h e a r d long ago that I was d e ad T h ey ha r dly k n e w m e as th e hardships that I had e ndu re d du r ing my abs e n ce wond e rf lly chang e d my pp e a r anc e T h e lov e of d e r on s th e comfo r ts of hom e e nabl e d m e s o n to r e gain my fo r er h e alth and go r and I w e ll n igh fo r g e t th e troubl e s of gon e days F r om amo n g th e cold high ands of and t hr oug h t he w i d mounta i n o f P er sia I had b ee n brought i n sa fe t y to m y hom e at and th e b r ight prosp e cts of fuln e ss had op e e d b e for e m e In all th e p e rils th r ough w ch I had pass e d th e ang e l of th e Lo r d had e ncamp e d r ound about m e for my d e liv e ranc e M y re lativ e s and f r i e nds cam e to m e saying that had I o b e y e d th e m I hould not hav e s ee n th e l e s w ch I had s ee n during my abs e n c e I told th e m I wo d ta ke th e sam e st e p again that to o b e y God i s b e tt er than to pl e as e m e n and wh e r e v e r I ght fa r hom e among savag e s or abroad wo d do what my mast er want e d m e to do throughout my e nti re ife and for H is s k e I am lling to lay down my if e With Paul I c an say that n e ith er d e ath no r f e no r ang e ls no r p r incipaliti e s pow e rs no r things p re s ent no r th ngs to com e nor h e ight no r d e pth no r any oth e r c re atu re shall b e abl e to s e parat e m e from th e lov e of God w h ch is in Christ J e sus ou r Lord I can not s er v e th e wo r ld and God but must b e on o n e side I wal ke d th e b r oad way of sin and fo d it l e d d e st r u ti o n and t er nal r in Now I wi tr e ad th e na rr ow path though I may hav e st ee p hil s to cross I will also re m e mb er that e sh and blood c annot e nt er th e k ing dom of He av e n and if any on e lov e s th e h e av e y k g dom mor e than this e a r th h e must d e y all and c n fe ss C hr ist to his f e ow I told th e m I wo d follow t he r ight way and inv t e d th e m all to accompany m e th e y wo d not do so I would clos e my e ars and not h e a r t he i r re qu e st to m e to re turn to th e wo r d I k n w I was doi n g what ri ght M y m e ssag e t o th e wo r d is B e l e v e in J e sus and follow footst e ps I am i n th e wo r ld to do good I sa d oth er wis e I wo d b e a ruitl e ss tr ee that ought to b e cut down and not wast e th e grou d us e f tr ee ought th e n to ta e pla ce Wh e n e v e r I h e ar that my f e llow m e n ar e in n ee d o r troubl e I must show my Ch isti n lov e to th e m If I do not my lov e is d e d my h e art cold my e a s h e av y my whol e p e rson of n o worth ab ov e all m y soul is lost Sad n e ws cam e from m e ia and T u rke y bout m e n s k ill e d by th e T u k s m e n w o m e n and childr e n m e rcil e ssly slaught e r e d B r av e h e a r t e d m e n had tri e d to prot e ct th e ir liv e s and famili e s but th e godly T ur k s w e r e arm e d with g s whil e th e r m e had othi g with which to d e f e nd th e ms e lv e s Wh e n th e l e d e rs of th e ohamm e dan c hu r c h h e ard that th ere pu shm e t fo r th e T ur k s th e y influ e nc e d a low and ignorant class of p e opl e to k ill som e of th e Ch ri s tians at O n e day a band of a r m e d m e n i n t he city of approach e d a you g Sy r ian m er chant p e d him f r om his hous e t e d a r op e around foot ragg e from str ee t to str ee t h e ad st r ki ng upon th e ston e s on th e pav e m e nt whil e h e was bl ee d i ng and utt e ring su c h c i e s as sho d hav e e ist e d th e sym pathy e v e of th e most cru e l Still th e hard h e a r t e d men pull e d th e r op e ti th e man was k ill e d in th e st r t T h e d e ad body was th r own outsid e th e city wh ere it lay fo r many days th e r t and wat er last th e b r o k n h e a r t e d widow and mot her bu rie d th e b o dy of whom th e y lov e d so d e a r ly k an was slain c au e h e conf e ss e d th e nam e J e sus b e for e f e llow th e M ohamm e d ns T h e brav e sol e r had wait e d for a w e lcom e to r e st with his Saviou r for e v er wh ere th e r e ar e n e ith e r t e ars nor so rr ow nor pain but wh ere h e wo d re c e iv e a gold e n crown as r e wa r d and sing unto th e Lamb th e sw ee t songs of th e inhabitants of N e w J e rusal e m D e r e ad e r if you ar e a witn e ss fo r e sus w h y b e m e on e e m e mb e r Solomo s words Lif e liv e to day but may b e d e ad to morrow and I must h e r th e voic e of th e m ghty is i ke th e sp n in th e day of judgm e nt las if w e a re plac e d on th e l e ft hand th e shall w e cry for th e mountains to fa on us and th e e arth to op e n h e rs e lf to swallow us up that w e may s ee th e f c e of who sits upon th e th r on e of glory to judg e e v e y man according to his acts in th e world T h e r e will b e no hop e th e n but w e sh ll b e throw into th e la ke of and b e pu ish e d fo r ou r wic ke dn e ss Why l e v e our carnal d e sir e s and d e ny ou r e lv e s whil e on W e n ee d also to re m e b er th t w e str g e rs on e a r th and that h e av e n is ou r hom e wh e r e w e shall s ee Lord fac e to fac e H is e v e rlasting k i gdom T h e sudd e n d e ath of a nobl e man gav e f e a r to Christian citi ze s b e cau e th e prot e ct e d th e mu r d e r er s th e sought to pros e cut e t he C istia s Sho r tly anoth er band of a r m e d m e n a r ch e d t o ta ke a y oung man who had t r n e d from danism to Christia ity W e tri e d to sav e him but all in vain On th e last day of his f e h e stood in a c r owd and said I do b e li e v e ohamm e d but in Ch r ist J e sus H e is my Saviou r th e r ef or e I am not afraid of d e ath nor of all who ar e ag nst m e I shall a f e w mi ut e s at your ha ds but shall liv e with God for e v e r He was ta ke out b e h e ad e d O n a bright summ e r tw e lv e minist e rs and bishops of th e N e storian c hur c h w e r e r e tur ng from th e i r v i sit to M ar th e spiritual h e ad of that church b e tw ee n th e P e rsian and T ur k ish fro ti e rs urds f e ll upon th e m and butch e r e d th e m all th e b o e s w e r e Download 24 Kb. 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