| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
Rev. Egbert relates experiences in missions work in Costa Rica CU 1982 graduate relates story of Wakeem, one of his converts, who became a Christian martyr Click on headline for story plus photo(s) By Tori Banks News from Campbellsville University CAMPBELLSVILLE, KY -The Rev. Bill Egbert and his wife, Linda, both 1982 CU alumni, have been overseas missionaries for a large part of their lives. They have focused most of their efforts in Central America, specifically in the country of Costa Rica. In their time as missionaries, the two have worked overseas to plant churches, disciple believers and spread the word of Jesus Christ. Egbert spoke at Campbellsville University's weekly chapel service, discussing his work and urging others to serve as missionaries. "Many times when we present the gospel in a foreign country, we forget that the seed we plant may meet cross-cultural conflicts," Egbert said. To emphasis this point, he told the story of his brother in Christ, Wakeem. "I remember the day Wakeem was baptized," he said. He explained that both Wakeem and his brother, Antonio, came to know the Lord, and that eventually Antonio became the pastor of a church. "Wakeem was very involved in his brother's ministry," Egbert said. In 2007, Egbert had the opportunity to return to the United States to share about his experiences on the mission field, but while he was in the states, unrest grew in the village he left behind in Costa Rica. He explained that, in his absence, many children in the village became ill. "The old culture says that when things like this happen, someone in the village is practicing evil and is putting an evil eye on the children." Egbert continued to describe how several young men from the village decided to begin engaging in binge drinking. "They drank for several days," he said. In their drunken state, the group concluded that the cause of the illness epidemic in their village was in fact Wakeem and his brother, Antonio. They thought it was their religious beliefs that were causing the children to be sick. The group of men decided to take matters into their own hands. They traveled to Wakeem's home where, upon arrival, they gathered pieces of wood. They proceeded to beat Wakeem to death thinking it would solve the village's problems. Wakeem's family stood by and helplessly watched as their loved one was murdered. Upon his death, Wakeem became a martyr for Christianity. Egbert said as the men were about to take his friend's life, Wakeem said, "I am no longer that man; I am a man of God." While Egbert admits that he will always miss his dear friend and brother in Christ, he said there is joy in what God did in the situation. Because of Wakeem's willingness to stand up for his faith, 25 people from his village came to know Christ. Egbert encouraged the congregation to take a lesson from Wakeem and his story. "As God teaches you to walk with him, he teaches you to stand with him, and you realize that sometimes your testimony is greater than your life." Campbellsville University is a Kentucky-based Christian university with over 3,000 students offering 63 undergraduate options, 17 masters degrees, five postgraduate areas and eight pre-professional programs. The website campbellsville.edu. This story was posted on 2011-09-19 16:29:45
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.
More articles from topic News:
Going to a home above Canceled: Fall Coach Pitch baseball game for Mon., Sept. 19, 2011 AC Middle School Site-Based Council special session Tues. Sept. 20, 2011 Blue Raider: black lab mix puppy hanging out at The Pines Batches of ACGC applebutter almost ready to go A reminder on First Things, First, keeping a Free Service Free Link to follow-up NPR Segment on Majestic Yachts Robert Stone Poetry: Upsettling settled ways, a sonnet 2nd Annual Kids Fest at First Church of Nazarene, Sept. 24, 2011 Today, MONDAY with CM, September 19, 2011 View even more articles in topic News |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
