Dr. Sam: Present with the Lord
The time I spent with Dr. Sam Annankra can be counted in a few hours, but those hours were more valuable than gold. There are a few people whose spiritual impact on me has been so meaningful that it bore an impact on major direction in my life, but the quintessential person in that regard was Dr. Sam. For those that do not know him, he was one of our church partners in Ghana, Africa who was instrumental in much of the work our church has done with the Ghanaian people, both in Ghana and in America. Dr. Sam went to be with the Lord today.
I don’t know if he was a Calvinist, a Baptist, a premillennialist, or a Pentecostal. I do know that he was a husband to Esther, a father to many (biological and adopted), a pediatrician, a medical missionary, a colonel, and most importantly, a servant of God. This man was consumed with the Lord, and to define it as a 24/7 desire to serve the Lord would be accurate.
Two stories stand out of this man’s impact on our family. The first was when we were considering a major decision and the time and costs involved. Sam told us, “You don’t wait for the blessing to obey God, you obey first and God will provide the blessing.” This statement and this truth from Scripture helped us move forward with the decision to adopt our daughter from China. The second was when one of our mission teams was having difficulty with some plane tickets and needed the airline to make an exception that was not normally granted. Dr. Sam advised them to tell the airline that, “we serve the Most High God and need these tickets to be refundable……and we need a discount.” The ticket problem was worked out in a miraculous way. This taught me that not only should we know that our God can work things out for His will, but that we should be telling the whole world that we serve a God who will work things out for His will. Dr. Sam spent his vapor time well.
I don’t know if he was a Calvinist, a Baptist, a premillennialist, or a Pentecostal. I do know that he was a husband to Esther, a father to many (biological and adopted), a pediatrician, a medical missionary, a colonel, and most importantly, a servant of God. This man was consumed with the Lord, and to define it as a 24/7 desire to serve the Lord would be accurate.
Two stories stand out of this man’s impact on our family. The first was when we were considering a major decision and the time and costs involved. Sam told us, “You don’t wait for the blessing to obey God, you obey first and God will provide the blessing.” This statement and this truth from Scripture helped us move forward with the decision to adopt our daughter from China. The second was when one of our mission teams was having difficulty with some plane tickets and needed the airline to make an exception that was not normally granted. Dr. Sam advised them to tell the airline that, “we serve the Most High God and need these tickets to be refundable……and we need a discount.” The ticket problem was worked out in a miraculous way. This taught me that not only should we know that our God can work things out for His will, but that we should be telling the whole world that we serve a God who will work things out for His will. Dr. Sam spent his vapor time well.
Our friend, Cyndi has a great post about Dr. Sam on her blog if you want to know a little more about him. Do you have a Dr. Sam story? Please add it in the comments section.
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