How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him of whom they have never heard? And how are they to hear without someone preaching (Rom. 10:14)?

The Navigators is an international ministry founded in 1933 by Dawson Trotman. It all started at a Texaco service station in Lomita, California. Trotman offered a baked bean dinner to two young sailors in order to share his testimony and the belief that God would use them if they trusted in him. 

A few months later, the sailors persuaded Trotman to become a missionary to the fleet. None knew the assignment ahead…Pearl Harbor.

By the time of the attack, 120 to 130 men were regularly meeting in Bible studies aboard ship. And when their ship was destroyed, the surviving sailors were distributed on ships across the Pacific fleet. By the end of the war, there were 800 ships with Bible studies being led by the Navigators. 

Trotman’s story is a great reminder that others will call upon Jesus when they hear what to believe. And they hear what to believe when someone loving and bold enough speaks of him.

 Jesus works when we speak!

Prayer:
Lord, help me to share your good news with my family, friends, and neighbors. How can they believe in you if they do not hear of you? Help me to speak for you.