Timothy Tow
EPILOGUE

That Lifers have crossed their Jordan like the Israelites of old was not accomplished in a day! As Israel had passed through forty years training in the Wilderness, so have Lifers experienced every vicissitude of their pilgrim jour-ney, since 1950. From the failure of Israel to enter the Promised Land at Kadesh Barnea because of unbelief, Lifers have learned to enter theirs wherever the Lord led them.

By God's grace the first generation of Lifers occu-pied Gilstead Road 1962-3 when they were yet a little band. By God's grace, Lifers, when challenged to take Woodlands in 1979, rallied as one man, and raised New Life at a cost of $3 million. By God's grace, and from the many Lessons of Faith learned, especially Woodlands. Lifers have been delivered in this final crossing.

Like Israel standing triumphant inside the Land, there is jubilation all over for Lifers to have obtained such a beautiful property, with no burden of bank interest to carry. But when Jehovah appeared to Joshua with drawn sword after the Crossing, it was marching orders to Israel again-now, to the conquest of all Canaan. Let Lifers solemnly realise that the fight for Beulah is just begun! We have a loan of $2.9 million from members and friends to discharge, though interest free. Let us go from strength to strength, as in the last seven months, in the giving of our tithes, without which these "Chronicles of Conquest" will not be complete! Jehovah Nissi (Exodus 17:15).