Divine Surprises Part 3

Part 3: Fleeing the deadly racial war in Rhodesia Africa, Robert felt the strong call of God on his life. That call would take him to Australia, a marriage of racial reconciliation (Janet), and then to the U.S., leading a global radio ministry. Now, they watch son, Stephen, and daughter-in-law, Annaly, honor God with their gifts and raising the next generation of believers, Harmony and Elijah.
“For our momentary, passing trouble, is producing for us an eternal weight of glory beyond all measure!” 2 Corinthians 4:17

He told me the vision he had had of me, but I did not think that was me. – Janet

Shocked. She was paralyzed. Black guy, never meet before, going to marry me? How would you handle that? – Robert

I rejected it. I said, “No, no, no.” – Janet

God, if this is you, you will take care of it. - Robert

You are a wolf in sheep’s clothing. – Robert

God kept working on me that He was in it. - Janet

I lost a State Championship. I let my kids down. - Stephen

David in the Bible. It was a dysfunctional family. – Robert

There were times where they did want to rebel, when they got older, and they did. – Janet

That was the greatest test in my life. People that love you the most, hurt you the most. - Robert

The more we’d pray, the worse it got. – Robert

What did I do wrong? – Robert

You wanted everything to be perfect and it wasn’t always perfect. – Janet

My flesh side, my stinking thinking I thought do this, then I thought no that wouldn’t be right. If there is a God, He has to change them and turn them around. – Robert

We had to pray them back into the fold. – Janet We prayed a lot, I mean, a lot that God would speak to them, change them. – Robert

Sometimes we try to do more than what humans can do. Only God can change the heart. Only God can fix a family. – Robert
We allowed God to work in their life by praying and loving and accepting them at the point they were at and ministering to them as we could. For them to understand, we still love them. – Janet

After I came to the end of my anxiety, my wanting to fix them. After I failed at that, it was like okay God, I leave it in your hand. The moment I let go. God did it. So sometimes we are in the way of God, hindering Him from doing it. – Robert

One thing He showed us is don’t try to force them, because it just makes them more determined to do the opposite. – Robert

Pray the seed sowed would transform them and bring them back, which is what happened. – Robert

I made a decision that I was not going to be flying around the world doing big things and abandon my family. – Robert

Because I have learned the difference between a religion and a relationship. I have really focused on that with our kids. – Annaly

Like trying to translate God’s word into how it relates right now in their life and encouraging them to pray, when they are worried about something or when they want something or whatever it is they are dealing with, just to pray about it. – Stephen

I think the greatest thing a parent can do is plant seeds. – Stephen

If you stay faithful to giving them a foundation, they will go back to what they were raised on. - Stephen

People have a mental understanding of the Lord, but if you haven’t experienced Him yet you don’t know Him in His full power. – Annaly

In my mid-twenties I got to a point where I was very fearful. I lived in fear. I didn’t want to leave the house. - Annaly

God said, “Begin to believe my Word.” And I said, God, what does that mean I’ve believed your Word my whole life. And He said, “Begin to believe my Word.” The following days He revealed His promises to me. Scriptures were no longer something I mentally heard and understood at church, but it was something I said - this is for me, I have the peace of God. I learned through that about the living active power of the Word of God and how it transforms you. – Annaly

Destiny is not by chance. You choose to obey. You choose to follow God. Destiny is my choice. – Robert

What God says He will do. He does it. And I have seen it over and over and over how God is faithful. – Janet

The world is coming so hard for our Biblical values and our Christian world views. They (our children) are going to have to be defenders of the faith before I ever had to be a defender of my faith. – Stephen

All we are doing now as parents is preparing them. – Stephen

God wants you to live a fulfilled life and everything for that is in the scriptures. – Annaly

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