When Theodore Roosevelt was president, he went on a hunting safari to Africa. On his return to the United States, a missionary who was retiring after forty years of services in a remote jungle village was traveling on the same vessel. When the ship docked, cheering throngs greeted the chief executive, but not a single person was there to welcome the returning missionary. Momentarily the man of God was filled with self-pity. He thought, "When a president comes home after a short hunting trip, hundreds come out to greet him. But, Lord, when one of Your missionaries comes home after a lifetime of service, no one is there to meet him." Immediately it was as if the Lord whispered, "But My son, you are not home yet."
 

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