PART II
 

      Two years after my encounter with Jesus, I came to a fork in the road.  It was time for a test.  A 'put your money where your mouth is' kind of test.  I wasn't sure I could pass this test because I'm such a coward.

      One day God called me to go to China.  It really shook me up and I argued some, but, deep down, I knew that if I didn't obey God in this, He would put me on the shelf.  So, even though I was frightened out of my wits, my desire to serve God was more important than all my fears.

      Before I ever embarked on an airplane headed for China, I put in two years of preparation.  It is true that God never calls you to do something that He doesn't put you through a series of lessons to equip you for the assignment.

      I wasn't at all thrilled with some of these lessons, but my desire to please God prevailed.  Oh, I wavered now and then, but I am not a person to quit, so I pressed on.

      I thank the Lord for not giving up on me.  I suppose I shaped up enough for the trip because the day finally came when I did fly away to China on a mission for God.

      It was a journey full of adventure and intrigue.  Watching God perform miracle after miracle just about took my breath away!  I will be forever grateful to God for choosing me to be a Bible courier.  The experience dramatically changed my perspective on life.  I knew I would never be the same again.