I'm Protestant Christian Missionary Selma
Oetker.
This is February 2015, and I am rerecording
a message I did in September 2014.
This is now the official start of autumn,
with all it's beauty, seen in the variety
of colors of leaves on the trees and bushes,
and the fall flowers.
It is an especially enjoyable season, after
the heat of summer, and before the dreaded
freezing cold of winter.
At 67 years of age, I am in the autumn season
of my life.
And what a beautiful season it is!
All glory to God!
For He has blessed me with the love of my
life!
After being alone for fifteen years, God heard
and answered my hearts' cry, which was for
a husband who would truly love me.
And, also, for me to know and fulfill God's
plan and purpose for the rest of my life.
His answer came in the form of my loving husband,
Missionary Norman Oetker.
Psalm 107:9 "For he satisfieth the longing
soul, and filleth the hungry soul with goodness."
We have been married for almost eighteen months,
and have faced many and various adverse circumstances.
Included was Norman being hospitalized, and
almost dying, except for the grace of God.
There are two things that keep us uplifted
and pressing on, 1.
Our love for Jesus, and our love for each
other, which keeps getting sweeter and sweeter.
It's a precious gift from God.
2.
God's plan, and His purpose, is for us to
be together.
To continue sharing the Gospel message of
Salvation, through Jesus Christ alone, to
all who will have ears to hear.
Sadly, it seems that not many people today
have ears to hear the TRUE GOSPEL.
Most only want to hear what makes them feel
good, such as, God wants to prosper them,
or, do good works and God will welcome you
into heaven with open arms!
Unfortunately, there is an abundance of preachers
who ARE preaching these kinds of messages,
as well as many other false doctrines.
It is very discouraging to us, that we can
scarcely find a church where the true Gospel
is preached, and where the people are worshiping
God in Spirit and in Truth.
Many people say they are Christians, or that
they have faith, but faith in what?
What do YOU have faith in ?
In the news reports, you always hear them
talking about "the faithful", referring to
the Catholics.
Who are they faithful to, the Pope and his
doctrine?
If so, that faithfulness will not take them
to heaven, for it's a false doctrine.
Being faithful to ANY church, by attendance
and service and works, will not take you to
heaven.
Do you have faith in yourself, that you are
"good enough" and you don't need God?
If so,the Bible says you are a fool.
Those are God's Words, not mine!
In the Protestant Christian Bible New Testament,
Book of 2 Thessalonians, verse 10.
God says many will perish (go to hell), "because
they received not the love of the truth, that
they might be saved" ( go to heaven).
I am eternally grateful to God that He has
saved me,by His grace, through faith in His
Son, Jesus Christ, the
ONLY WAY TO HEAVEN!
Because of my decision to be a follower of
Jesus, it has now led me to this place in
my life.
The best place of all, a place of loving and
being loved by my wonderful husband.
As we walk, hand in hand and talk about Jesus,
through our ministry, L.A.M.
(LIGHT AMIDST THE HMONG).
I am also grateful for the unexpected blessings
that have come with my marriage to Norman.
He is not only faithful to God in his calling
as a missionary, which we now share, but he
loves for things to be as nice as possible.
Because of that quality, he has spent many,
many hours of hard work beautifying our home,
especially outside, in the yard,and on the
house itself, and adding flowerbeds, and other
things.
He loves flowers as much as I do, which is
an additional blessing to me.
I had only told God that I would like to have
a husband who loved Him most of all, and then
he would love me and be good to me.
God, in His Goodness, gave me more than I
hoped for.
Norman is generous and thoughtful, always
thinking of things he can do to make me happy.
I thank God for blessing us both, by joining
us together, now one in Christ, at this autumn
time of our lives.
Selma Oetker.
