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MAN ON A MISSION BY IAN JOHNSON

Apart from seeing the name on more than a few Church’s and Schools I had never really heard of Francis Xavier. I didn’t know that he was probably one of the most successful missionaries since the Apostle Paul, moving in the power of the book of Acts. But when I visited Goa in India in 2004 and again in 2005 I was confronted with the life of this Spiritual giant. While in Goa I discovered that not only had he made a huge impact on the west coast of India, but also in just about every region where the Portuguese had established a presence. In places such as India, Madagascar, Malacca, Ceylon, Indonesian and Japan, he saw thousands, perhaps millions touched and most often soundly saved and established in the faith. As you will see later in this book, as he preached the Gospel, signs wonders and amazing miracles followed the preaching of Jesus. All this was in a window of just 11 years from 1541-1552. As we travel through the pages of this supernatural journey we can once again hear Francis Xavier’s challenge to missions both in the area of helping the poor and in the totally abandoned life that saw the miraculous as an every day occurrence. We will also be challenged to support such supernatural endeavours even as the King of Portugal supported Francis, because as it was then, so it is now. Some are called to go, and some are called to send. The aim of this book is to stimulate a passion for the mission of preaching the Kingdom of God with signs following, to stir the pocket book of the senders, and release the passion of those who are to go. There are billions of souls in the world who have never heard the gospel. Perhaps you are the next Francis Xavier. Francis would today be called an extremist. He so desired to be martyred for Christ that it caused him to be fearless in his expression of faith. He didn’t die a martyr, he succumbed to a fever. Never the less, he left a legacy of salvation in the East that others are today building upon. Thankfully for us, Francis was a prolific letter writer, and many of these letters have been preserved in Portugal and in India. This has given us a clear picture and record of the passion, humility and anointing that was on his life. Over the 500 years since the birth of Francis, much has been written about him, mostly by Catholic writers and most, far more educated than I am. This book is not an attempt to negate any of these writings but rather an attempt to put into modern language the supernatural Ministry of Francis Xavier. To Pre-order your copy e-mail ianjohn@xtra.co.nz $NZ15 per copy inc postage in NZ Overseas orders please add $2:50 for postage.