Posts by Roy Mason
Frustrations are not Failures
[Adipoma, VR Ghana.] The team arrived safely in Accra on Saturday morning and followed our normal routine of going to the market for necessary provisions, checking into the hotel, catching up about our work back home and reminiscing about previous ministry projects together around the world. After a comfortable day in the new place, an early dinner, we all turned in…
Read MoreWheels Up
After months of preparation our team is ready to “take off” for Africa. The season of planning and preparation is now over and we are anticipating a time of sowing and reaping. This will be the first project that is co-directed by both our outgoing director, Rev. Dr. Sammy Lartey and our new incoming director…
Read MoreAfter the Storm
In my last blog I wrote, Right now some of us are facing times of adversity in many areas of our lives. You’ve heard me remind you before that each of us are always in one of three places in all the areas of life: Headed into a storm In the middle of a storm…
Read MoreWhen Challenges Come … Be Persistent
For some time now I have been reading Andy Andrews book, “The Seven Decisions” which has proven both challenging and helpful. The final chapter in the book talks about the Persistent Decision which states, “I will Persist without Exception.” We each find ourselves facing the challenges and changes of life. As surely as these current…
Read MoreHarvest Ghana 2018.2 is coming
The countdown to our next Ghana trip has begun. On Friday, 21 September 2018 our team of 4 departs the USA for Africa. Joining me on this project will be Jeff Andler, Craig Barker, and Mark Chase. These seasoned evangelists, pastors, and leaders are ready for God’s work in incredible ways and I am personally…
Read MoreThe Forgiveness Equation
Forgiveness is one of the greatest, yet misunderstood, words in our language. There is not a single person who has not found ourselves on both sides of the Forgiveness Equation. Think about it right now: To whom do you need to offer forgiveness? From whom do you need to ask for forgiveness? Remember that at…
Read MoreMonday Motivation: First World Problems
How what we deal with on a day-to-day basis isn’t that bad! Watch the video!
Read MoreI Choose Joy
“Don’t Worry … Be Happy by choosing JOY.” One of the most overlooked truths of life is that we are constantly a product of our decisions. Our choices are never in a vacuum, but are open to others. Recently Mary and I traveled to Ghana to honor the 70th birthday of our ministry director, Rev.…
Read MoreThe Power is in the Decision
In his book, The Seven Decisions, Andy Andrews writes, “The Responsibility Decisions shows us how to stop blaming other people and outside circumstances for where we are in life.” The first chapter of this good book addresses the subject of passing the buck. It was Harry S. Truman who popularized the phrase, “The Buck Stops Here” by keeping a…
Read MoreAlways Stay on Track
Because We Are Not Finished Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely, and let us run with endurance the race that is set before us, looking to Jesus, the founder and perfector of our faith, who for…
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