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An Unusual Gift by Alan and Dorothy Langstaff

11/01/08 09:09

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Dorothy and I pioneered a Renewal Ministry in Australia back in the days of the Charismatic Renewal. It was a faith venture that required us to trust the Lord for our needs and our provisions. In 1975 we unexpectedly found ourselves being thrust into the creation of a new Bible School Vision Bible College as the school’s principals. The following is an expert from Dorothy’s book ‘Called Together’ which describes how in the midst of all this God gave us an unexpected and unusual wedding anniversary present that said to our family, ‘I love you, I am with you and I will take care of all your needs.’ So here is the story –



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We were both excited to recognize God’s call to lead the Bible College. I must confess I did experience some apprehension. At the beginning of the year the Lord had said “Go, shut thyself in thine house.” It had been good to have times alone and quiet periods of undisturbed fellowship with the Lord. That luxury was soon to be threatened. Besides, I was physically weary and just to imagine living in a big house with a crowd of students was quite a challenge. I couldn’t help thinking back to 1971. A flood of memories began to fill my mind as I began to recall those years at Lugar Brae.

Now, five years later and a little wiser, it seemed God was giving us another opportunity to be involved in community life. It would not have been my choice at the time, but it was quite clear God had arranged it. That was sufficient for me. He would surely enable me to cope somehow, proving Himself faithful to us and our family. I was reminded of a remarkable occasion 12 months earlier when God had chosen to say to our family, “I love you, I am with you and I will take care of all your needs.” He had done this by answering our prayers for help in a spectacular way.
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