Barnabas

In the Second Boer War in South Africa, 13,000 British troops were trapped for 118 days in what is now known as the Siege of Ladysmith. Food diminished, and disease grew. Worst of all, discouragement set in. A civilian was arrested, tried, and sentenced to a year in jail for being a discourager! This man was not a traitor, but he walked around town and spoke discouraging things to men who were on guard against the enemy. The deepest wound you can inflict is to wound a person’s spirit (Proverbs 18:14). Image of the relief of the siege

The Power of Encouragement and the Peril of Discouragement 

Discouragement is rampant these days. Spiritual warfare has intensified, and the battle for truth, righteousness, and souls has never been fiercer. It should be a reminder to us that victory...
Salamis, Salamis was the first stop for the evangelists Barnabas and Saul on their first missionary journey.

Salamis 

Salamis  “So they, being sent forth by the Holy Ghost, departed unto Seleucia; and from thence they sailed to Cyprus. And when they were at Salamis, they preached the word of...