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 Timothy, we may imagine, was awed and humbles by this great trust and responsibility. He was prepared to go. How, though, did Timothy's unbelieving father react to his son's new calling to be a traveling Christian minister? He probably had very different things in mind for his son's future. What about Timothy's mother and grandmother? Did they glow with pride while trying to hide their concerns for the man's safety? That would only be natural.

What is certain is that Timothy went. On the morning described at the outset of this article, he took up a life of traveling with the apostle Paul. As he left Lystra behind, every crunch of the pebbles under his sandals, every rustle of the grass he trampled, meant another step toward the unknown and away from his home. After a long day of walking, the three men reached Iconium. Timothy began to observe how Paul and Silas passed on the latest directions from the governing body in Jerusalem and worked to build up the faith of the believers in Iconium. (Acts 16:4, 5) But that was only the beginning.

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