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Pastor
Greg and Bobby Bolin were crying in
Nigeria seeing thousands of people
without Bible and the need to
evangelize the people to God |
Bolin,
29, is an evangelist. Despite his
walking with crutches and sometime
preaching from a wheelchair, he and
ministry partner Terry Peterson have
traveled to Pennsylvania, Georgia,
North and South Carolina, Alabama,
Indiana, Tennessee, and Kentucky.
In
November, they travel much further
to Nigeria to work with Pastor
Godstime Evbota
If
doctors had been right 29 years ago,
Bolin wouldn’t be alive today. He
never would have walked or talked. |
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“I was born 2 half months early with
cerebral palsy” Bolin said. Doctor
told my parent that I would die and
that if I lived I wouldn’t live past
age 15 and would be a vegetable.
“The
prognosis was that there was no
quality of life whatsoever,” He said
through surgeries, physical therapy
and faith, he has survival. His
Christian grandmother got him
involved in Church, and at age 12 he
was saved. In November 1993, Bolin
said he felt the call to preach and
began preaching about two years
later; beginning with rest homes and
prison ministries.
After
several years in those capacities, I
felt the Lord call me into full-time
evangelism, “ Bolin said. “About the
time God called me to evangelism,
Terry felt the call to go with me,”
he said.
In
November 2004, Evangelist Bobby
Bolin trip to Africa came about
through Greg Locke’s Ministries, who
heard Bolin preach in Rocky Mount,
Va., soon scheduled some speaking
engagements for him. Locke also told
Bolin he’s planned a mission trip to
Africa and asked if he might like to
go. “I couldn’t believe or imagine
he’d want me to go,” Bolin said, “I
couldn’t see how it would be
possible. “Our different supporting
churches raised funds for us it be
able to go,” He said.
While
in Nigeria. Bolin preached an
average of three times a day in
schools, churches, and in the open.
One thing that concerned him, in
addition to the great poverty, was
the lack of Bibles among those he
was preaching to.
“If
you were preaching to a large
congregation, only 5 to 10 people
had Bibles, so he bought about 20
Bibles to give to the people. One
man said, Sir, give me one, Bolin
said with tears in his eyes at the
memory. Bobby even gave away both of
his Bibles.
I
told them in Nigeria, somehow God
would get them Bibles,” Bobby said.
“I didn’t know how, But I’ve learned
in life to trust God and live with
faith.
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Once back home, Bolin began
sharing the story, with
others. The first time he
told the story, he was given
a check for $1000 to buy
Bibles for Africa.
When he shared the story
with Bread of life Baptist
Church in Shelby, one member
was so moved that he
approached Pastor Jones
about Bolin. He said to me,
‘Preacher, aren’t we going
to help him? Jones said.
Pastor Jones
and his church have offered
space in the sanctuary to
stores the Bibles. Seven
thousands Bibles have been
gathered and neatly packed
in brown pasteboard boxes at
the church.
On Saturday, Volunteers
helped pack the Bibles and
tape the boxes so they will
be ready for shipping.
Bibles.
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If
you believe God is calling you to
help send the Gospel to Africa. We
invite you to get involved in this
Bible Project to save soul in Africa
for God.
Evangelist
Bobby Bolin.
Kindly Ship Bibles and Books To
Spread The Word Ministries in
Nigeria. |
