Posts by Roy Mason
Delays Do Not Mean Denials
12 March 2017 0724 GMT Accra, GH – After what felt like a much longer time of frustrating travel, our entire team arrived safely in Ghana by Saturday night, only eight hours behind the original schedule. Although we tried to keep you all posted via social media, let me share with you here a bit…
Read MoreLooking Back to look Forward
This past weekend Mary and I had the opportunity to visit our High School in Raleigh, North Carolina. The reason for the visit was that the school was celebrating 50 years of existence. Wake Christian Academy (WCA), founded in 1966, has grown from one small house to a sprawling 58-acre campus today with nearly 900…
Read MoreCountdown to Ghana
Countdown to Ghana: What Kind of Attitude do you have Today? If you are using my book, You gotta START somewhere, as a part of your daily devotionals then you realize the timeliness of this week’s verse. Week Eight reminds us that “I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me.” (Phil 4:13) As…
Read MoreGearing Up For Ghana
In 23 days our team of 5 will board airplanes and set out for Ghana, West Africa for our first international ministry project of 2017. It’s hard to believe that this will be our 34th trip to this country! Joining me on this project will be Jeff Andler, Mark Chase, David Ney, and Andy Poe,…
Read More“One-A-Week Challenge” – The Last Week, 52
“Let everything that has breath praise the Lord. Praise the Lord!” –Psalm 150:6 nasb The book of Psalms begins and ends in blessing. In the beginning we see how God blesses man and in the end we see man blessing God. This final stanza of the Psalms beckons like a conductor before his orchestra and…
Read More“One-A-Week Challenge” – Week 51
“Cast all your anxiety on Him because He cares for you.” –1 Peter 5:7 niv Most parents have a similar story. We travel with our children to a park or zoo or an amusement park looking for a fun-filled day of activities only to discover that eventually the little legs of the youngster seem to…
Read More“One-A-Week Challenge” – Week 50
“As iron sharpens iron, so one man sharpens another.” –Proverbs 27:17 nasb I grew up in an era where every boy and man carried a pocketknife. If I had my pants on, I had a knife. I took it to school during the week and to church on the weekend. I always had my pocketknife.…
Read More“One-A-Week Challenge” – Week 49
“Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable, if there is any excellence, if there is anything worthy of praise, think about these things.” –Philippians 4:8 niv The devil works hard to get our mind into the wrong places. The Enemy aggressively wants…
Read More“One-A-Week Challenge” – Week 48
“Let us think of ways to motivate one another to acts of love and good works.” Hebrews 10:24 nlt For the third week in a row our verse of scripture has at it’s heart the word love. Not only are we to love God and others, but now we discover the admonition to encourage others.…
Read More“One-A-Week Challenge” – Week 47
“Beloved, let us love one another, for love is from God; and everyone who loves is born of God and knows God.” –1 John 4:7 nasb Last week we read about the great love with which God has loved us (John 3:16) and this week the same writer pens these words about love. As Paul wrote his great…
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