Twice Pastor Millin had trekked four hours to pick up the shipment; twice he had been thwarted. What would happen this time?
“It was an adventure of faith,” relates Hartland graduate Rodney Millin, now working in strife-torn Zimbabwe. “For the third time, I made my way to Harare to pick up the books.” Would everything go smoothly for Pastor Millin this time? Twice before, he had made the four-hour trek from his mission post to pick up the shipment of free literature from Hartland Publications, and twice his efforts had been thwarted. Would it happen again?
“The first time, the company lost track of the shipment. Then they called to say the books had arrived in Harare and that I should come quickly to pick them up before they started charging storage.” Pastor Millin continues the saga, “I went there the very next day only to be told that the railway people were on strike for higher wages, and as such they would not offload the pallet.”
However, one week later the strike was called off. Pastor Millin was traveling to Harare the third time, confident that God would show Himself strong, but uncertain of what problem would throw itself in the way.
On this third visit, God cleared the way. “This time it went so smoothly. I paid very minimal customs fees (about US $20 in all). Who would have thought that $18,000 worth of books could be cleared for only $20?” The only problem that Pastor Millin faced was customs officials hungry for God’s Word. He tells us, “It was a job just keeping the people from customs at arm’s length lest they take all the books and Last Generation magazines. I gave them just enough to keep them wanting more.”
Pastor Millin walked out of the customs office praising God. “I was so excited. I finally got the books!” He immediately put them to use. He writes, “I have already begun distributing them to truth-starved people.”
Hartland is able to send these books to literature evangelists like Pastor Millin all over the world because of your gifts to the HP Free Literature Fund. As Pastor Millin puts it, “Your faithfulness and prayers have made all of this possible.” As we do our part and put our faith in God, we have the privilege of watching Him clear the way before us. Let’s join Him now and watch the Lord work!
