After Wanda was saved, the Lord began to prick my heart to surrender full-time to serve Him. Dr. Wilkins had come to Amarillo to spend some time with us, to teach us more on his discipleship material and for a service in New Mexico. I drove him to New Mexico, where he preached. Five folks were saved and many decisions were made. As Dr. Wilkins was holding the invitation, I couldn’t hold myself back any longer. I rushed to the alter and surrendered full-time. I surrendered in May, 1980; and we immediately began to sell every thing we had, home and all. By July, 1980, we had moved from Amarillo, TX. to the Dallas/Ft. Worth area to work with Dr. James Wilkins in the New Testament Ministries, teaching soul-winning and discipleship. We joined Sherwood Park Baptist Church in Irving, TX. I had met Dr. Wilkins after becoming acquainted with his discipleship material in Amarillo. We got to know one another by telephone during the late 1970´s. He taught me how to win souls and disciple new converts. Dr. Wilkins came to our church for a seminar, and became my dear friend and mentor. After working with Dr. Wilkins for two years, I had the opportunity to go to Mexico with the youth group from our church. I preached with the aid of a translator in a remote village in the state of Nuevo Leon and nine precious souls were saved. We rejoiced greatly. However, I just kept thinking: “How will they grow? Who will be able to come regularly to teach them, to disciple them?” I could not sleep. The burden grew so heavy that, on our way back to the United States, I finally surrendered as a missionary to return and disciple them.
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“As every man hath received the gift, even so minister the same one to another, as good stewards of the manifold grace of God.” 1 Peter 4:10,
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