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Prosperity: The Fruit of Challenge This is a believable story of Paul Ottley, his life, success and failures, and at times even his resistance to God’s will. Paul’s whole future was shaped by his willful expedition as he searched for a better life somewhere else, did he find it? Yes that, and more. Not only will this book give you an understanding of Paul’s life, his principles, and his character, but it also answers some very important questions too.
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Any one knowing me as a boy on the tmpical island of Grenada,
would never have imagined that things would turned out so diffierent,
and yet again,so wonderful.
Those were the days I recalled rising at pre dawn of the day, when first things first, were the order of the day in our lives, such as beginning the day with bible reading, and prayers that always ended with, “dear God thank you for this day", Amen.
Right alter that I would go straight to the field to take care of the animals, i.e., milking and feeding.
We had quite a lot of cultivated land, so that work to take care of it all. My dad, being an agriculturist, took great pride in planting and harvesting. For me, it was a mixed blessing; although the work was plentiful, it gave me a real opportunity to learn from the master himself. Although I felt frustrated at times due to the enormity of the task, one thing for sure I knew, I only had a very short time to witness a field of green and lush vegetation, which gave me great satisfaction and
especially having a part to play in such an outcome made me feel good inside. The secret to me at the time was to take everything that came my way and use it to my full advantage.
It was no surprise to me to see my dad nominated to be the president of the farmers/growers association; being very close to my dad, I knew he would help me in every way possible. So he didn't waste any time, but immediately arranged for a scholarship and enrolled me in a junior accounting course which would enable me to help him even better, and
I saw it as becoming a man.
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With that I continued my position as grader and weigher of goods for the depot.
With all these developments, news soon reached the little church that I attended, and I was voted in as leader of the young people's group.
I was writing and directing all of the programs for my group. By then my dear mother was overjoyed to see me going in a direction that made her very happy, and at the same time, the sound of the ministry sounded like music to her ears, so she went ahead and made plans for me to spend as much time as possible with the local minister of the church to mentor me to become a full-fledged minister one day.
In preparation, my dad taught both my sister and me the song to be sung in the church every Saturday in the service program; yes, we were little entertainers. He himself was a high C tenor who played many instruments. My dad was a great man who worked hard and accomplished much, and thats why I‘m like my dad.
Something I didn't quite realize was that being a well-rounded person means having the opportunity to do more than others, and yet theres nothing wrong with that. Sometime its hard to see the value at that particular time, but for me, I can say for sure it did me a tremendous good; and if I had the opportunity, I would do it all over again in a wink.
Looking back at growing up, that's exactly what its all about doing, that and much more. Most of the time, parents and guardians seem to overprotect young people by measuring carefully their involvement, sometimes to the detriment of their full potential. For me, I am very glad to have been exposed to so many things which I now consider to be a great part of my overall gowth and development, for which I am forever and eternally grateful.
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