This month my wife and I are completing 40 years of missionary service.  Visits to numerous countries on five continents during this span have given me a greater appreciation for my native land.  Although much of the moral foundation upon which our country was established has suffered erosion through the influence of an increasingly humanistic and godless society, I am thankful for the political freedom which we enjoy as Americans.  True freedom, however, is found solely in the Lord Jesus Christ.  Billions lie in spiritual bondage.  It is only the proclamation of the Gospel that can break the chains of sin and bring spiritual freedom.  Our Lord stated in John 8:32, "And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free."  Our purpose as a mission is to proclaim the truth that sets men free!