I want to remember a very special man by the name of Walter Buettler who had a powerful influence on the lives of so many. Walter was born in Germany in 1904. He then immigrated to the U.S. in 1925. In 1931, he graduated from the Central Bible Institute and served on the faculty at the Eastern Bible Institute from 1939 to 1972. During a campus revival in 1951, God called Beuttler to “go teach all nations,” so he traveled the world ministering the Word of God for 22 years. It was His heavenly Father who opened doors for him for teaching the knowledge of God to the uttermost parts of all continents and the remotest islands of all oceans, supplied every need without strain or stinting, guided time and again in amazing providence, preserved in circumstances of mortal peril, and granted the companionship of His presence on some 33 trans-oceanic flights with ten around the world and one over the seemingly endless white desert of the North Pole. 

 Walter Beuttler’s ministry has deeply affected many many lives. He used his unique spiritual walk and experiences with the Lord as a means to encourage others to begin seeking the Lord in earnest. Brother Beuttler went beyond seeking God for His blessings to seek God for Himself. He passed away in 1974, yet his ministry still lives on through his classic sermons and articles. I have spent many hours reading and studying his life, and each time I receive a greater hunger for the manifest presence of God. I felt called to ensure the stories of this great man of God would not be forgotten. Our prayer is that these beautiful testimonies would never be lost but saved for yet another generation of believers. I invested much time digging up his stories from amongst everything he has ever preached or written and organizing them into this special book. Future volumes are being prepared.

My prayer is that this first volume of stories will transform your heart and life as they have done mine. May Father use the powerful testimonies of this humble man once again to edify the Body of Christ.