Emphasis Preaching Journal

A South American village was destroyed by a flood, killing most of the natives. A young priest, assigned to a mission some miles away, learned of the tragedy and made the perilous trip by foot to the village, hoping to bring the survivors back to his mission where food, medicine, and shelter were available. On the return trip, the 33 survivors, most of them children, became fearful when they approached a narrow, raised pathway surrounded by deep water. As darkness was near the pastor feared that some of the refugees might step off the path and be lost.