Dear Young Christian:
I have been reading a book entitled Under A Thatched Roof. It is an account by Rosemary Cunningham her work with her husband as pioneer missionaries amongst the Cayapo, a savage tribe of Indians in the interior of Brazil. In reading of the darkness of heathendom, the awful power of evil spirts, and the witchcraft connected with Satan’s domain, it has once again made me thankful for the light of Christianity, the fact that I was born in a country where that light still flickers, and that I was raised in a home where it burned brightly.
I, too, have had opportunities to visit parts of the world, where spiritual darkness is unhindered by the light of God’s Word and Christianity. It is a darkness not unlike the physical darkness in Egypt in Moses’ time: “Darkness over the land of Egypt, even darkness which may be felt” (Exodus 10:21).
Often, in our youth, we don’t appreciate and value such an upbringing, but it is a privilege. Don’t waste it!
Your Christian Friend,
Jim Hyland
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