So Send I You: Interview with Pablo Yoder

Go to: www.followers-of-the-way.org to learn more about Followers of the Way! After living in Waslala, Nicaragua with his family planting churches for 27 years, Pablo has been diagnosed with stage four kidney cancer. This interview was an opportunity for us to learn a lifetime of lessons from a life well lived.
Pablo grew up in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia and moved to Costa Rica as a child. After marriage, Pablo and his wife Euni were blessed with six children and moved to plant a church in Waslala, Nicaragua. Between 1995 and 2000 the Yoders experienced upwards of 40 robberies. As a lover of nature, he also writes about the colorful wildlife of Central America. He has written two books filled with colorful photos of Nicaraguan wildlife. Other books he has written include: The Long Road Home, The Work of thy fingers, My Father’s World, and The Death of a Saloon.
00:07 Day One
06:09 Marriage on a Mission
10:47 Costa Rica to Waslala, Nicaragua
12:49 Was it worth it?
15:18 Day Two
15:25 A Dog Named Goliath
17:22 A Passion for Nature
19:56 Life Story Continued
20:50 Church Planter and Evangelist
21:53 After the robbers came, the converts came
23:45 A robbery per soul? That's not bad.
24:32 Advice for Hard Moments
27:09 Observations on Mission Mistakes
28:22 Even if it meant death
30:34 Daily Routines
34:41 Singing Family
36:41 Pablo's Heart Songs
37:51 Role as an Author
39:55 Advice for Aspiring Authors
43:04 Life Heroes
45:50 Dealing with Death
49:51 Farewell Messages for Friends
54:03 Who will go?
59:07 Hear the Call!
1:00:31 Ready to Rest

[@deborahw3166]

Glory to God for Pablo’s life and witness! The depth of his faith, thankfulness, and peace as he faced his own physical death brought back memories of my mom as she got her cancer diagnosis and chose to face death with thankfulness, love, singing, and joyful anticipation of eternity in heaven. Even her hospice nurses were impressed by her fearlessness while facing death. We had asked the Lord that we could be together as she passed, and He allowed it exactly as we had desired. I was there alone with her, singing to her and holding her hand as I watched her go! 🎶🎵”Here I go again, I’m thinking of the time when I will stand and look into the eyes of my redeemer“🎶🎵 When the moment came, with closed eyes she squinted as if seeing a bright light, raised and turned her head and started talking a mile a minute, but with no sound. She was more alive at that moment than she had been all day! God is Real! Jesus Is the Way, the Truth and the Life! Thank you Father! 🙌🏻

[@steved8567]

Such a moving testimony. Thank you for sharing. I've never had the privilege of meeting Pablo but I've heard a few of his interviews and they've been such an encouragement. Thank you.
Romans 10:15
And how shall they preach unless they are sent? As it is written: “How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the gospel of peace, Who bring glad tidings of good things!”

[@brettr7502]

Pablo was such an inspiration to so many people. He introduced me to Central American coffee while I visited Costa Rica in the early 80s. What a strong family. I knew his sister Lois. Both of them exhibited similar character even back then. Strong but gentle. Pablo will be missed until we all see him again in Glory. I truly feel blessed and humbled to have known him.

[@aimeestauffer2844]

I would love to know the title of that song Pablo starts to sing . . .