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

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I got a letter from Australia say<strong>in</strong>g, “Dear Bro<strong>the</strong>r <strong>Arthur</strong>, I do notaccept this accusation. But what do I do? What do I tell my elders?”So I rang him up on <strong>the</strong> phone. I said, “Raymond, I have noth<strong>in</strong>gto say based on ‘Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves… for itis written, Vengeance is m<strong>in</strong>e; I will repay…’.” (Rom 12:19) Andoh, how God dealt with those people.I believe I’m right <strong>in</strong> say<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> dear man went to prison. He wasasked to look after a boys school and he got <strong>in</strong>volved <strong>in</strong> immoralityand he was denounced. I’m not sure whe<strong>the</strong>r he lost hischurch, whe<strong>the</strong>r he became divorced. But I know he paid heavily.Heavily.And all I did was noth<strong>in</strong>g. That’s what God told me to do. AndHe says, “Vengeance is m<strong>in</strong>e....” (Rom 12:19)He’d never even met me! He’s never seen me! I’ve never seen<strong>the</strong> fellow.I just accept it, well alright....NormanBless him, I believe he’s given me his backbone for a whistle. Imean he’s run me around… Florida, New York, Ohio, Virg<strong>in</strong>ia,North Carol<strong>in</strong>a… meets me right at <strong>the</strong> airport, any airport. He’snever expected anyth<strong>in</strong>g, never said anyth<strong>in</strong>g. Norman has beentremendous. You see, now <strong>in</strong> my old age, he picks me up and hedrops me, and so on. And for years, he’s driven me all overNorth America.Norman was runn<strong>in</strong>g me around <strong>in</strong> his old car. And it was gett<strong>in</strong>gvery decrepit. The pa<strong>in</strong>t was com<strong>in</strong>g off of it. It looked a real“crate”! We laughed. I said to Norman, “Don’t leave it down <strong>in</strong><strong>the</strong> corner near <strong>the</strong> garbage, because <strong>the</strong> b<strong>in</strong> men will take itaway! They’ll th<strong>in</strong>k that <strong>in</strong> a nice neighborhood like this, thisman doesn’t want it.So we laughed about it, “Norman brought his crate <strong>in</strong>.”Then a bro<strong>the</strong>r from ano<strong>the</strong>r part of <strong>the</strong> country said to me,“When’s Norman go<strong>in</strong>g to get ano<strong>the</strong>r car? That old crate, it220

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