A few months ago the International Outreach department here at DG donated several cases of books to a church in Pretoria that was hosting a youth conference. The event's theme was "Don't Waste Your Life," so they handed out copies of Don't Waste Your Life during the conference. The goal of the event was to challenge “teens, students and young adults to passionately live for Christ, and to not waste their lives on trivial or selfish pursuits.” We recently received a note of gratitude and a report on how the conference went:

During the evening we worshipped the LORD in song, watched DWYL podcasts, and were challenged by the evangelist Terry Rae. We also heard testimonies from various people about what God is doing in their lives.

One of the testimonies they had planned for the evening was from a man who left his career as an accountant to become a pastor and church planter. He started a Bible college at age 60 (which is still thriving). “He was still writing Christian books and tracts, speaking at youth groups and student meetings, preaching into his 90’s.” He died shortly before reaching his 95th birthday, less than 2 weeks before the conference.

After the example of his life was shared, the youth were challenged with the words of Jim Elliot, “When it comes time to die, make sure that all you have to do is die.”