Bob's Testimony

Bob shared a testimony about a life lesson that God taught him through the mission trip. When he told us how he gave up “heavenly hams” when he became an Adventist four years ago, he said: “I was still a carnivore”.

Prior to the mission trip, Bob heard we would be serving three vegetarian meals a day and he became gravely worried. Bob wasn’t sure he would survive and he even went as far as to show his wife where his Last Will and Testament was kept!  This is Bob’s statement when he reported to us how he did with the mission trip vegetarian-only meals: “Low and behold, it was the best I ever felt!” We shared Bob’s happy laughter at this God-given eye-opener.

Now Bob is stubborn by his own admission and he said the God had an extra lesson for him when he arrived back in Houston after the mission trip. Bob retells opening the paper and reading the obituaries. There was an obit about the death of the self-billed world’s strongest man…and he was a lifelong vegetarian! And he died just 3 months shy of his 105th birthday weighing in at a mere 125 pounds.

In his youth he could lift 475 pounds with his teeth, 635 pounds with one finger, and 3200 pounds with his back. Last year at his birthday he bent a quarter between his fingers. And the only reason he died at age 104 was because he was run over by a minivan!

Bob took this message to heart and decided to make some dietary changes back here at home. He and his wife, Sun, are looking for new ways to eat healthy.

Bob also related a sentiment shared by the other team members: “It was a blessed privilege” to be on this mission trip.

His servant,

Lynda

“Daniel then said to the guard whom the chief official had appointed over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael and Azariah, "Please test your servants for ten days: Give us nothing but vegetables to eat and water to drink. Then compare our appearance with that of the young men who eat the royal food, and treat your servants in accordance with what you see." So he agreed to this and tested them for ten days. At the end of the ten days they looked healthier and better nourished than any of the young men who ate the royal food. So the guard took away their choice food and the wine they were to drink and gave them vegetables instead.” Daniel 1:11-16