He did not expect to find his picture in the magazine. But there it was on page fifteen. He was sitting there with three others at the kitchen table peeling apples. The picture was taken more than fifty years ago.

The magazine is a special edition put out by the missionary society called WEC International. The missionary society is celebrating fifty years of existence in Germany.

The missionary society has a headquarter in Eppstein near Frankfurt. Before the missionaries are accepted or not accepted for the so-called foreign field they are invited to Eppstein for a Candidates Course.

The picture mentioned earlier was taken during the candidate time. The goal of those four people pictured was to go and serve the Lord on the mission field somewhere in the world. Those four people had a goal. But in order to achieve a chosen goal one needs to demonstrate courage, passion, determination and commitment. Did the four people have those qualities?

One of them is still in Germany. He did not make it to the so-called foreign field, but is serving the Lord in Germany. The two ladies on the picture are already with the Lord, one served the Lord in Brazil for some time and the other died in a plane crash in  Liberia while serving the Lord there.

The fourth person is mentioned again on page forty-one in the magazine. He was the first missionary from Germany to go to Thailand to join the WEC workers there. He is also listed in the publication with those who worked in Thailand for a good number of years. ( From 1966 – 1979)

Our goal in WEC is to glorify our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. To do that it takes courage, passion, determination and commitment.