How firm a foundation, ye saints of the Lord is laid for your faith in his excellent word.

Have you heard of the great theologian John Wesley?

Welcome to Through the Bible.

I'm Steve Schwetz, and let's get settled on the Bible bus for a very interesting ride,

as our teacher, Dr. J. Vernon McGee, tells us a fascinating story from Wesley's life.

So as you grab your Bible and open it to James Chapter 1 at verse 14,

let's hear a story that Dr. McGee told of another Christian's life

that illustrates the difference one person can make when they follow God's lead.

All of you have heard of Florence Night and Yale,

but perhaps you've not heard her story.

She was a professing Christian, just over 30 and followed the British army to the Crimea,

where three nations were fighting Russia, and practically no provision had been made for the wounded.

You can almost hear her dancing friends asking what one woman

could do. Within a few months of her arrival at Scutari, the death rate in Crimean hospitals had dropped

a two in a hundred from 42.

This one woman, with the help of others, who rallied around her,

revolutionized nursing and sanitation, not only in the Crimea, but universally.

Every injured soldier in every war since the Crimean owes much to

this girl who felt that she could do something more useful than entertain her father's guess.

Well, just like Florence Nightingale, many of you are following God's lead and making a difference in others' lives.

You know, I love to hear your stories.

Here's one example from a brother in Somalia who says this.

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