A Life of Transformation - World Evangelical Alliance

A Festschrift for Colonel Doner
your church history if you wish to challenge him. His commitment
is not to “being right” but to discovering and following the
Truth, no matter where it leads him.
Probably the greatest complement God ever gave Colonel is his
wife, Miriam. As his close friends know, he could not accomplish
even half of what he has done without her extreme devotion, diligent
service, and Job-like patience. Her love for her husband, for their son
C.J., for life, and for Christ and His kingdom are not only a constant
source of strength for Colonel, but are of such incredible brightness
that she inspires all those who know her to do more for God’s glory.
As with Job, Colonel’s mission and heart’s desire is to be eyes to
the blind, feet to the lame, a father to the needy, and a defense for
the disenfranchised and abused. I know very few men who have
spent so much of themselves in service to others, fewer still who did
so without sacrificing friends and family, and still fewer who did so
without forgetting their raison d’etre, which is to glorify God and to
enjoy Him forever. With great respect, warm affection and best
wishes, we offer this Festschrift on Colonel’s fiftieth birthday.
“When I went to the gate of the city and took my seat in the public
square, the young men saw me and stepped aside and the old men
rose to their feet; the chief men refrained from speaking and covered
their mouths with their hands; the voices of the nobles were
hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roof of their mouths. Whoever
heard me spoke well of me, and those who saw me commended
me, because I rescued the poor who cried for help, and the fatherless
who had none to assist him. The man who was dying blessed
me; I made the widow’s heart sing. I put on righteousness as my
clothing; justice was my robe and my turban. I was eyes to the
blind and feet to the lame. I was a father to the needy; I took up
the case of the stranger. I broke the fangs of the wicked and snatched
the victims from their teeth.” (Job 29:1-17)
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Dr. Monte E.Wilson, III, B.Th., MRE, D.Min., is a leading Reformed
writer and lecturer who has served with Colonel Doner over a
decade as Vice Chairman of the Board of Children’s Hunger Relief Fund,
formerly International Church Relief Fund. He presently serves as Chairman
of Global Impact, Editor of Classical Christianity and as an
international Bible teacher.
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