Have you ever wondered what it was like to have been one of Jesus' twelve disciples? Imagine being one of those chosen few who lived with Him day and night for the three-and-a-half years of His public ministry! Imagine sitting at Jesus' feet while He unlocked the secrets of life and taught you the meaning and power of unselfish love! Imagine being an eye-witness to the miracles He performed!

Then imagine being told by Jesus that after His death you would go on to do even greater things than He had done, through His power working in you-and then going on to actually do them! What exceptional men His disciples must have been!

Actually they weren't-at least not at first. They were just ordinary men, not much different than you or me. They had their faults and human frailties, just like we do, and their faith started out no bigger than ours did. In some ways they were at an even greater disadvantage. Most were uneducated, and before they answered Jesus' call they knew very little about the world beyond the towns where they were born.

How was it, then, that they and the others they would win to the cause of Christ managed to start a chain reaction that reached the whole known world with the Gospel in only 200 years?-And it hasn't stopped yet! Where did they get the inspiration and strength to accomplish so much for the Lord? Those and other big questions are answered in this issue of Activated Happy reading!

Keith Phillips
For your Activated family