Around the World in 88 Years -E Book - Arthur Burt

I saw that I am sometimes guilty of the same thing my son wasguilty of, fearing the face of man rather than the face of my Father.God wants us to fear His face, not the face of man, and thenHe will uphold us before men. “Therefore prepare yourself andarise, and speak to them all that I command you. Do not bedismayed before their faces….” (Jer 1:17)“Give Pam Greenwood £10.”Much to my surprise, When Mrs. Greening left me in charge ofher house, she also left me with the bills to pay, including a hugeone for coal.I ministered up in Northern Ireland where God met me financiallyfor some of these needs, and then I felt led to go south.One dear brother, a farmer, warned me, “Don’t go south overthe border. When you get across the border, you feel the powersof darkness.”“Brother,” I said, “I’m not crossing the border to feel the powersof darkness. If I can’t bring the presence of God with me, I won’tgo.” I did go to Galway and Limerick and found it was as thebrother had said. There was no income from my ministry thereand I had to pay for all my expenses. So all the money the Lordhad given me in the North, I spent in the South, with little moneyleft to take back home.As I traveled through Southern Wales, God directed me to go toChard where I spent the weekend. I had seen Pam Greenwood atthe meetings and I asked her about her husband, Harry. “Harry isministering in the States,” she told me.“Oh,” I said, and thought nothing more about it. Before I leftChard, I went to spend some time with a brother, Tony Nash. Aswe were going up the road to his house, God spoke to me, “GivePam Greenwood £10.”“Oh, Lord, no.” I thought.“Give Pam Greenwood £10,” He repeated.“Lord, Pam has her husband to look after her,” I objected, “and Ihave to look after my wife. My wife needs the money.” My peacewas going down to my boots while I wrestled with God over149