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Trotman Preached by Shining Shoes

In the mountains of Taiwan, I met another Navigator missionary who said he had met Navigators founder Dawson Trotman. "I will never forget Dawson Trotman,"he said. "He was one of the most outstanding men I ever met." When asked what Daws had said that impressed him so much, the missionary replied, "Oh, I don't remember anything he said."

"Well, what was so outstanding about him?"

"I'll never forget it," he said. "He shined my shoes."

Dawson Trotman was that kind of person. He loved doing things for people. He found enjoyment in discovering little needs they had and then making it his objective to meet those needs.

We help others become slaves of Christ by being his slaves ourselves.

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