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

for me from the ships’ chandlers, and they worked. Everybodygathered — men, women and children — and worked and workedand gave and gave. Within three days, everything was back togetheragain. The tent was mended and set up with fresh polesand canvas.This reminded me of a principle I had learned when I was a ladand used to practice jujitsu with the other lads. A smaller personcould pit his wit against the greater weight of a larger person —the bigger the man, the bigger the fall. The spiritual principle isthat you use everything against you and turn it for you. That iswhat God had done for me. Matthew 15 talks about the womanof Canaan. She saw it. She took the very Word Jesus gave her, “Itis not good to take the children’s bread and throw it to the dogs.”And she turned it to her advantage. “Yes, Lord, but even the dogsunder the table feed on the children’s crumbs.” And Jesus healedher daughter.The whole island was talking about the poor man who had lostthe tent. People came from all over, and within three days, Ididn’t need any leaflets or posters to advertise my meetings becauseeverybody knew. I had six blessed weeks of meetings thereand many people were saved and healed. When I left the island,I left a church, a company of about 60 strong people.The sheep were scattered.Now I had to hand that church over to the Assemblies of God.My superior, who had wanted to push me into activity, sent aman to take charge of the work. That man, in a matter of aboutthree months, scattered all the sheep on Walney Island.It grieved me that headquarters didn’t have the mind of God tocare sufficiently for the sheep after the evangelist got them in. Ido believe God went after them and they were not lost. But mywork there was wrecked and ruined — not by the wind and thestorm, but by an immature man sent up from London. If ever aman was out of the will of God, that man was, and I couldn’t doanything about it. Who pays the piper calls the tune. I had Assembliesof God property. They supplied the money, the tent and allthe equipment. Therefore, I was absolutely helpless before thisman’s incompetence.38