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In the 1980s, Nintendo employed "game counselors". If you were stuck in a game, you could call them, and they would coach you through it. How did we manage before the internet ? James

The current issue of Ministry contains a powerful editorial, “What is our job?” which I will abstract here. In a small town of some 500+ homes, the local SDA congregation decided to prepare for evangelism in three months, with each member having a part. Two brothers were intellectually and developmentally challenged. When they asked the pastor to assign them a part, they were told to pray, which they understood as asking them to pray with town residents. So, for the first month they visited homes: “The pastor said we should pray for you. What do you want us to pray for?” A simple prayer followed: “OK Lord, please heal the cow. Bye.” The second month they were told to pray again and they visited the homes for a second time: “The pastor said we should pray more for you. What do you want us to pray for?” Their simple prayer followed: “OK, Lord, thank you for healing the cow. Bye.” Again, the third month was repeated. As the evangelistic series began the members had been so busy getting ready, that few invited anyone to attend. But, 46 people invited by the intellectually challenged brothers came. Of those, 42 became members!

(N) prepare our hearts ? Psalm 10:17 Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble: thou wilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine ear to hear:

(N) Not lose reward ? Mark 9:41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.