Local ‘Can Man’ —Giant in the Lord

Author’s note: This is a repost from Chick Publications. You can view the original post here.

Charley at Home with His Bible

Everybody in his neighborhood in Tucson, Arizona, knew him as “The Can Man, Charley.” Every day he had a route of about 6 miles where he walked to collect recyclables. But you didn’t meet Charley for very long without realizing that money from the cans didn’t just go into his pocket, supplementing his retirement income. He was really about something else. And everyone that he met on his route was offered one of those other somethings: a no-nonsense gospel tract. You soon would learn that the sale of the cans kept the tract supply going.

And if you followed him a little while, you found a complex system of ministry in this tiny little man. And it started early. Charley remembers the Holy Spirit prompting him to praise God while playing toy cars with his friends. Later, in World War II, the Lord erected a sudden wall of protection against an enemy attack that should have killed him.

Tanya Hendricks [OCTOBER 2011]

Dear family and friends,

This past month at WTS we had semester exams. Can you believe it? Its already the end of the first semester. The students did well. They had eighteen memory verses. Most of the preparatory class knows all of their letters. They also all did very well in Math. I am so glad. Last year we were much farther behind. The students are doing well in English, Math, and Bible. Unfortunately the student I told you about last month from this class, Arman, has dropped out. I talked to his grandmother. She doesn’t know what to do because he is staying at his mom’s house now. We still see him once in a while but he doesn’t want to come to school and no one is forcing him. Our grade one students also did ok on their exams. They were a little discouraged on the spelling. But they did well on the math. It’s so surprising how well the students do even though no one is reviewing at home with them. At least I know that they really have retained the information and not just memorized it for the test. The two boys that I told you about from the Trocio family have been split up. The mother took the one boy and the father sent the other boy to live with relatives in another province. We will keep praying for these children. I don’t think the parents realize how much they are affecting the children’s lives with their bad decisions. Our kindergarten class is always encouraging. The students enjoyed taking the exams and did well. These are the students who have the most help at home. They are the younger ones but have done very well in learning. We have gone at a slower pace than I am used to but I think it has helped the students to retain a lot more this year.

We had our semester break. During the semester break, our church had a recurrent in Lipa, Batangas. There was two days of classes and at night there was preaching. We enjoyed this time of refreshment and encouragement. Several other churches came. We were able to have good Christian fellowship and is always nice to see our friends from the far places of the Philippines like Apayao.

We will be starting school again tomorrow. Please continue to keep us in your prayers as we start our second semester. God bless.

In Christ,
Tanya Hendricks
John 15:7

Let Every Man

The phrase, “let every man” is found only 8 times in the Bible.  Only once in the old testament and seven times in the new testament.  Seven, the number of perfection in the Bible.  One can only find this treasure in the King James Bible.  Try looking it up on other version and these truths are nowhere to be found.  It is written, That man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word of God (Luke 4:4).

Yesterday, when the preacher was reading through James 1:19, I was curious about the phrase “let every man” and decided to look it up.  Here’s what I found.

Romans 

One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day [alike]. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind. Romans 14:5

1 Corinthians

According to the grace of God which is given unto me, as a wise masterbuilder, I have laid the foundation, and another buildeth thereon. But let every man take heed how he buildeth thereupon. 1 Corinthians 3:10

Nevertheless, [to avoid] fornication, let every man have his own wife, and let every woman have her own husband. 1 Corinthians 7:2

Let every man abide in the same calling wherein he was called. 1 Corinthians 7:20

Brethren, let every man, wherein he is called, therein abide with God. 1 Corinthians 7:24

Galatians

But let every man prove his own work, and then shall he have rejoicing in himself alone, and not in another. Galatians 6:4

James

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: James 1:19

Spiritual Gifts

We have each of us peculiar gifts and special manifestations; but the one object God has in view is, the perfecting of the whole body of Christ. We must, therefore, bring our spiritual possessions and lay them at the apostles’ feet, and make distribution unto all of what God has given to us. Keep back no part of the precious truth, but speak what you know, and testify what you have seen. Let not the toil, or darkness, or possible unbelief of your friends, weigh one moment in the scale. Up, and be marching to the place of duty, and there tell what great things God has shown to your soul. We too must bear our witness concerning Jesus.

Charles Spurgeon – Daily Help

Too Much

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