It was clear to me that my brother had no intentions of ever leaving his sea bride or the responsibilities of his new position as a Prince of the Undersea Realm.
I had no intentions of ever leaving my Prince either. I glanced up smiling at Colt who walked beside me and he in return smiled at me as we continued to walk hand-in-hand along the beach.
He pointed out to sea and glancing out to where he pointed I saw the tail section of a plane sticking up out of the waves.
The plane's number was still visible on the tail section and with a start I recognized the number as belonging to the plane that both I and Colt had gone down in. I glanced uncertainly to Colt and he nodded in confirmation that it truly was the plane.
We continued on along the beach, which is when I saw some debris washed up on the shore. Colt headed for the debris piles, but I held back as I really didn't want to discover anybody's half rotted corpse. I had already seen far too many.
I watched Colt foraging for a moment and then out of curiosity I asked, "Nothing over there is going to make me heave my breakfast up is there?"
He gestured me on and so I came up to discover what had him so engrossed. He was tearing saturated cardboard away from the inner contents of a box that looked to be packed in plastic. Now this was exciting!
I waited as Colt pulled the plastic apart to then reach inside. He pulled out a Bible that showed no water damage whatsoever. He handed it to me and then continued digging into the bag.
My hands framed around the Bible they held. It was a missionary's Bible. I glanced up from the Bible in my hands and took in the sight of the natives and sailors moving about on the island all around us.
I had the strongest feeling course through me at that moment. The message I'd received was undeniable. I had been called to share the gospel with these people.
I knew so little from which to do so though. It had been so long since I'd even read the Bible. Surely God couldn't really be calling me to this ministry?
My spirit said otherwise and I made the decision to obey the calling on my life that I had received. Tingles shot throughout me as I made that life-affirming decision to be obedient and faithful to do that which I had been given to do.
That God would use me of all people to reach the lost!