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Since the Portuguese withdrew from Angola over twenty years ago, the country's
roads, bridges and transportation systems have fallen into disrepair while the
country engaged in civil war. Trucks sit beside the roads lacking the
replacement parts that would enable them to run. Bridges have collapsed and
the roads are full of potholes. On a recent trip to Angola, a representative
from Samaritan's Purse (an organization that gets money to people in need) was
being driven through this impoverished, war torn country to assess the needs,
when he noticed that his driver made no attempt to avoid the deep potholes and
ruts characteristic of that nation's highways. In fact, his driver seemed to
be avoiding those places where it some repair work had been carried out--
those few holes that had been filled in. Curious, he asked his driver why he
avoided those few relatively smooth patches of road. "Because," came his
reply, "That's where the land mines are." (This is a story Franklin Graham
told after his trip to Angola four years ago. It could be used to illustrate
the fact that a Christian life is one of struggle or that the rocky places in
life are not to be avoided)
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