I was talking with a friend from Romania in 2000 explaining biblical creationism. He was intrigued, and we spent several hours discussing science and the Scriptures. He said, “You need to teach this in Romania.” So I developed a powerpoint lecture. I began collecting replica fossils to illustrate my points. Marleen wanted to visit her daughter and son-in-law (and grandchildren) in Cameroon, Africa, so Marleen, Kathy and I traveled to Bamenda, Cameroon in 2005. Brother Ben made rounds visiting high schools and universities announcing that Professor Whitely would be visiting and they needed to clear their schedule for his visit. When I arrived, Ben had 12 schools lined up with 3,000 students in attendance. Unknown to me, God had been preparing me for just that week! I had replica fossils and powerpoint lectures that intrigued the students and pointed them to Jesus Christ, their Creator. What a wonderful experience! I was able to speak to more people in that one week than I have in my whole life! I was reminded of Mordecai’s words to Esther in Esther 4:14, “…and who knoweth whether thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this?” God had positioned Esther to be selected as the queen to save her people from Haman’s planned destruction. And the Lord prepared me for that one week in Cameroon! What a mighty God we serve!
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