My Own Call to FranceWelcome to the world of Missionary Marty, stationed in France. You may ask, “Why France? Aren’t they a Christian country?” Yes and No. They have a Christian heritage that outweighs us all. More blood has been spilled on French soil in the name of Christ than any other nation on the earth, but today less than 1% of these lovely people call Jesus their Lord. My own call to France began when I was eight years old. Time Magazine, on the People page, had an article about Marthe Robin, a nun who never ate food. A team of journalists were sent to discover how she was sneaking nourishment, but after three months they reported that unless someone hid food in the toilet, the woman did not eat. She only took the bread and wine of communion every morning. I kept her image in my heart. When I once more arrived in France in 1998 I worked with a Catholic Deacon and in his chapel which he built under the eaves of his home I found a picture of Marthe Robin and recognized her immediately. The Deacon told me of her ferocious battles with the devil, only she thought it was God throwing her against the wall in the middle of the night. It was at that moment I knew in my heart I had a call to work with Catholics and teach them what I know about the Bible, having attended the finest Bible school in the world: Rhema Bible Training Center. I started with the Deacon by helping him research the Bible in order to write his sermons. My involvement has progressed until this summer I am to be a featured orator at a large Catholic/Protestant convention. The Lord has opened all the doors as I didn’t know how to open one of them! So join me here and let’s explore the dark and the light of France, the hope of the Gospel and the Return of the Soon Coming King. I sense in my spirit that we have nine years to restore people to “Intimacy with Jesus”. May God bless us with this relationship and have mercy on us if we refuse. |
Missionary/Author Marty Delmon
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