Heralds Digest

“So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed. They also honored us in many ways; and when we departed, they provided such things as were necessary.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭28:9-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ https://www.bible.com/114/act.28.9-10.nkjv   God’s visitation and the distribution of divine healing in the island of Malta show the relevance of questionable darkness in the luminaries of a little light. The appearance of a tiny island at the end of 14-Day storm on the Adriatic Sea, the embodiment of a 3-Day kindness of Publius, and the generosity of the Maltese provide justification for the long-night show and the sorrow of darkness. Unfortunately, it is always easier and quicker to get disconnected and discouraged in life’s moment of darkness, while the prospect of the final joy in the light at the end of the tunnel is disparaged. And for the Maltese’s show of kindness and hospitality, even in the darkness of their sickness, loneliness and isolation,...

“So when this was done, the rest of those on the island who had diseases also came and were healed. They also honored us in many ways; and when we departed, they provided such things as were necessary.” ‭‭Acts‬ ‭28:9-10‬ ‭NKJV‬‬ http://bible.com/114/act.28.9-10.nkjv Paul and his co-travellers had suffered over 2 weeks of thunderous storm on the sea before arriving Malta - an island of people with myriad of needs, covered by their seeds of love. And he also got welcomed into Malta by a viper. It was a perfect reflection of the different experiences of life with constantly changing perception of curious observers, trying to figure out the essence of life's unpredictable challenges. However, the opportunities to minister to the people of Malta stand out as experiences that can never be forgotten by the people whose lives were touched. In spite of the suffered shipwreck, the survived shockwave from venomous viper, the escaped extermination threat from soldiers, and the list conti...