Certain Sounds

Peru is a fascinating country, filled with distinctive sounds.

Any Peruvian can instantly tell you what this sound is:





If you have lived in Peru, that sound immediately invokes this image:

That's the knife sharpener's wheel. He rolls it down the street, blowing his "antara" (the little panpipe whistle with the distinctive sound), and when a client comes out with dull knives, he flips it over, attaches a belt, puts his foot to the treadle, and voilá - knives are sharpened on the turning whetstone. 

That produces this sound:

The same type of vivid images are produced with the following sounds:

That's the ubiquitos D'Onofrio ice cream man...of course! 

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Or:

...Which is, of course, the bread cart, early in the morning, as it trundles down the street. It looks similar to this:

Or the fruit vendor:

You know the knife sharpener by his sound; so also with the ice cream man, the bread man, the fruit vendor, and more.

In missions, it is so important to give a certain sound. They need to know – no matter where we are – who we are and what we represent. The Kingdom is identified by its sounds!

Lest anyone reading this not be aware, allow me to give off the sound of an Apostolic, Pentecostal missionary:

"Hear O Israel: Jehovah our God, Jehovah is ONE." –Deuteronomy 6:4

"...Except ye believe that I AM, ye shall die in your sins." –John 8:24

"Now when they heard this, they were pricked in their heart, and said unto Peter and to the rest of the apostles, Men and brethren, what shall we do?

Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost." –Acts 2:37-38

"Follow peace with all men, and holiness, without which no man shall see the Lord." –Hebrews 12:14

Communicate, Apostolic Christian! Give off a certain sound!