"Choice Morsels" Friends,
   God continues to bless in so many ways. We spent the weekend in the inland city of Estcourt with Pastor and Sister Steven Frank and their church. God did surely anoint the services. Tomorrow several of us plan to drive to Port Shepstone for a 70th birthday celebration for Sister Vonnie Freeman who has worked with the SAEM since 1971. Presently she is very ill in a nursing home, but will be brought to one of the churches where many of our Zulu workers will be gathered for the celebration. God bless you. David and Donna Haag

ONLY FOR A SEASON

   "He [Moses] chose...instead of enjoying the fleeting pleasures of sin. Hebrews 11:25 (NLT) or "rather - than to enjoy the pleasures of sin for a season." (KJV) or "passing pleasures of sin" (NKJV)

   Between missionary services in the USA, we stopped for a lovely scenic walk along Lake Huron. Posted along the shore was a sign warning visitors, who might be tempted to take some of the beautiful flowers, that the flowers are actually invasive. This meant they were obnoxious weeds, and if planted elsewhere would choke out good plants that animals need for food. It would be easy to wonder how such lovely-looking flowering plants could actually be so devastating.

   These deceptive plants remind us of the above verse about the pleasures of sin. It is true that indulging in certain practices can, at first, be much fun and gratifying to our fleshly appetites. At first, the results of this sinful indulgence do not become evident. The alcoholic, living on the street, never, ever thought he or she would come to this stage of life when they took those first few drinks. The drug addict, when the first time they smoked marijuana, thought that it was only to have fun with their friends - never, ever realizing it would lead to other drugs and addictions, almost impossible to overcome. The young person thought it great pleasure to indulge in sinful sex - never, ever giving it a thought that their partner could be HIV positive - oh, what disastrous results! Just as it is a choice people make, to take harmful but beautiful plants to their homes, so it is a choice people make to start enjoying pleasures that could eventually result in tragedy. How important for every person to keep every undesirable "weed" out of their lives - it could very well be a "matter of life or death"!!!

It Is Your Choice.