Like Abraham

(This poem was written in memory of Warren & Donna Pett, missionaries to Africa, and for their family here in Wisconsin.)

Like Abraham

When God told Abram to leave behind
His family, and his inheritance,
Abram immediately walked away.
God’s promise became his direction.
This wandering nomad continued
‘til God finally said: “Stop!
The Land of My Promise is Canaan.”

Disciples also were told to leave behind
Their family and their inheritance.
With emptied hands and only desire,
They walked away from all they had known.
Their identity changed from “fishermen,”
As they walked toward His Promise ..
Despite their not knowing their future.

Farmers of lands, Warren & Donna,
Were called to become missionaries.
Leaving all they knew in Wisconsin,
They tilled hearts and souls of God’s people.
They died there, in harness.
If they had known … they still would have gone.