Why didn't you come sooner? : stories from my life as a missionary in the Philippines / Richard Varberg. [print]

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Why didn't you come sooner? -- True commitment -- It's hot in the Philippines -- Learning the language is important -- Good food and clean water -- Bugs -- Dress appropriately -- Bicycles better than cars? -- Rural Philippine houses -- Priorities -- Public debates -- Two attempts on my life -- A pig problem -- A terrible accident -- The first Protestant cemetery (part I) -- The first Protestant cemetery (part II) -- The first Protestant cemetery (part III) -- A subpoena is issued -- Sea urchins! -- God proves the governor wrong -- A tornado at sea -- Thank God for chickens -- Just like Nicodemus -- A plane goes down in Burias -- Strange food... great fun! -- A new way of building churches -- A miraculous dream -- Life assurance -- The apostle to Burias -- Obeying God's call brings happiness -- Graven images... demonic powers -- I'll see you in the morning -- A cathedral in Masbate -- A mother superior finds the Lord -- A tragic murder -- A wealthy man searches for peace -- God stretched my faith but not His resources -- 72 baptized in one service.

"Why didn't you come sooner?" is an insightful and fascinating true life tale of 40 years of missionary service in the Philippines. Author Richard Vanberg tells of his life through four decades adjusting to a new culture and climate, developing effective strategies for planting churches and equipping local pastors, while also maintaining his own relationship with Jesus Christ through many trials and triumphs.