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preach to hundreds of millions in more than 185 countries and territories, helping over 3 million souls to find salvation–a perfect example of God using ordinary people in extraordinary ways. As Danniebell Hall proclaims in her song, “Just ordinary people, God uses ordinary people, He chooses people just like me and you who are willing to do as He commands.” Hall’s song describes Elijah perfectly. Not only was he ordinary, he was available, willing to do as the Lord commanded. Once directed to hide in the Kerith Ravine, “he did what the Lord had told him” (1 Kings 17:5). Most of God’s servants in the Bible responded swiftly to His call. Once the Lord gave directions and pronounced blessings, “ Abram went forth” (Genesis 12:4). When the Lord asked whom He would dispatch to serve among His rebellious, disobedient people, Isaiah answered, “Here am I. Send me” (Isaiah 6:8). Granted, some weren’t so quick to sign on. Moses offered up a series of questions and excuses before agreeing to go. Jonah ran in the opposite direction, ending up in the belly of a big fish before getting rerouted to his assigned destination. Jesus fed 5000 people with only two fish and five loaves of bread, with 12 baskets full of food left over (a miracle which appears in all four Gospels). And to think, it all started when an unknown lad packing a small lunch made himself available. One of my favorite biographies is A Chance to Die by Elisabeth Elliot. This classic work carefully details the amazing life and legacy of missionary Amy

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