Jeff Mills - THE MISSION: From Soldier to Missionary

Copyright 2020 Jeff G Mills

F OR THE PAST TWENTY -seven years, Jeff & Christa Mills have been missionaries in Guatemala. They arrived in 1993 in the middle of a civil war going on. The first few years were a struggle for them to learn the language and the culture of the people. Jeff will take you through his time in the military where he served during a war in the Middle East. He was sent on missions that cannot be mentioned in this book Later you will read about his transformation from a hardened soldier into a missionary for the Lord. Jeff was to meet his wife Christa on his final posting in Germany.

Soon they settled in Guatemala as missionaries. Their work took them high in the mountains among the poor Mayan Indigenes. There they worked in a feeding and bible school for the children, and each week over 5,000 children were fed a good meal.

A few years later they commenced their evangelistic ministry. Jeff's heart is for winning the lost for Christ. Soon they helped to plant three very lively spirit-filled churches that grew very fast. Exciting? Yes, but life as a missionary is certainly not all glamour, it is also very challenging! Jeff had an accident which led to fifteen major operations on his spine and neck. This has not stopped him making disciples, evangelizing and planting churches

As you read these pages, Jeff hopes that it will encourage you to become a missionary. You will be involved in one of the most exciting ministries for God. One thing for sure, life is anything but dull.

Table of Contents

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Chapter 1 From Civilian to Military

Chapter 2 My Beautiful German Wife

Chapter 3 Leaving the Military

Chapter 4 The Amazing Change

Chapter 5 The First Mission Trip

Chapter 6 Guatemala

Chapter 7 Final Harvest Ministries

Chapter 8 My Love for India

Chapter 9 Revival in Guatemala

Chapter 10 Trials, Tribulations, and Miracles

Conclusion

About the Author

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Dedication

This book is dedicated to my beautiful wife Christa who has stood by me for many years. She has been a tower of strength to me in times of difficulties and pain. Christa has the gift of wisdom and I have learned so much from her, especially patience.

This book is also dedicated to that special elite branch of comrades in the British Forces who worked closely with me to ensure our country stayed safe from the enemy within and out

Acknowledgment

I WANT TO THANK VAL Waldeck who has taken a group of students through this course on how to write and publish an electronic book. I have certainly learned a mountain of new information from her as the weeks passed by on this incredibly interesting course. Val is a well-known South African author, international Bible teacher, and conference speaker. She has written several books and writes regularly for two South African National Christian magazines. She was awarded the prestigious South African Writers Circle Writer of the Year in 2001 and 2002. Val has been in full-time ministry since December 1973. She graduated from the Bible Institute of South Africa in 1972 and holds a Diploma in Theology at the University of London and a Doctorate in Theology with Teamwork International. Thank you, Val, for being there always to answer my questions. I am blessed to have you as a friend and a sister in Christ.

You can contact Val at www.valwaldec.com You will not be disappointed reading any of her books.

Chapter 1

From Civilian to Military

A S A TEENAGER, MY LIFE was always one of adventure. I was not the type of child who could sit at home reading books. I much preferred to be outside with my friends doing crazy things and getting into trouble. One of our favorite games was "borrowing" someone's motor scooter. Then, without permission, going for joy-rides! How we never got caught I will never know, but that was half the fun for us. I was also in the boy scouts but to me, they were not adventurous enough so I left! I am not proud of these past achievements!

Later, as a teenager, I would go drinking in bars with my three friends. One night this led to a major accident when one of my friends driving the van had one too many to drink. He lost control of the van and we hit a roundabout and rolled over at least 6 times. I ended up with a broken jaw, a fractured skull, and broken ribs. I do remember looking down at myself in the ambulance, and I saw the paramedics pumping away at my heart. Then everything went blank again until a few hours later.

My parents were almost giving up on me. My father asked me whether I would like to join the British Army. I jumped at this suggestion with great excitement. I could see myself with a machine gun in my hands fighting the enemy! Rambo would have nothing on me! Later on, I was in for a big surprise.

The three-month basic training was to make us super-fit and ready for action anywhere in the world. In my platoon, we began with 30 soldiers and ended up with 18 who got through the grueling course. Each morning a little Lance-Corporal woke us up screaming, "Get out of those beds your little b##+*##s and into running gear!" I enjoyed the 2-mile run whereas many others were coughing and throwing up.

After breakfast, we dressed in full combat gear with heavy self-loading 7.62 rifles. We then had to run around the parade ground 5 times which was about 5 miles. Again, I loved this challenge. We also had classroom lessons and it was at this point that I was found to have a high IQ. This surprised me! Maybe they got the papers mixed up. Later I was posted to a Calvary Regiment, 11th Hussars (PAO). This was the very regiment involved in the famous, "Charge of the Light Brigade" of which a film was made. One day I had the great honor of actually blowing the very bugle used in that famous charge.

In my first book, Fire in My Bones." I was not able to share fully about my work in the military. Time has now passed by and even though I could probably write about some of the military ops I was involved in, I prefer to let sleeping giants lie. Even so, some "top brass" in the military decided that they could use me to help them in some "delicate" missions.