The Grands Letter

Dear Grands,

Acts 20:24, “’…I do not consider my life of any account as dear to myself,

so that I may finish my course and the ministry which I received from the

Lord Jesus, to testify solemnly of the gospel of the grace of God.’”

What is your life worth to you? Oh, if you needed hospitalization, you

would undoubtedly seek one. But, what is the measure of the value of

your life really? In war, soldiers are taught to sacrifice themselves to

save the life of a comrade. Many thousands did. To them the cause

for which they fought was of greater value than their lives, although

they had loved ones longing for their safe return. ~ The dedication of

the Apostle Paul to the ministry of our LORD Jesus Christ, was so real,

that his life to him was of no account whatsoever! All of you who are

reading this are Christians. So am I. But do we value others knowing

Christ greater than we value our own comfort and well-being? Missionaries

give up all the comforts we know and live often in crude housing without

plumbing and television and what we call “comforts,” so that those

without Christ might know Him as their LORD and Savior. In the same

way as Paul, they abandon their own lives in the quest of reaching others.

What will you and I do today to reach those who do not know Christ?

We love and pray for you every, single day,

Nana & Dado III

Gene L. Jeffries, Th.D.

Springdale, Arkansas