In just two days a team of
12 people from our church will be on the way to serve in Nicaragua with Because
We Care Ministries. Leading this trip
will be Steve and Tina Stone. Today’s post was written by Steve earlier this year, and
I share much of it again today as we prepare to travel this Saturday. May
this past help us see from God’s perspective:
Matthew 28:19
Therefore,
go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the
Father and the Son and the Holy Spirit.
The words
go, goest, going, goings, goeth, and gone appear in the King James Version of
the bible 2004 times! While the words stay, stays, stayeth, and stayed
appear 69 times! Any question of what God wants Christians to do?
A survey of
professing Christians sadly revealed that 95% of all Christians have never led
a non-believer to Christ; 80% of all Christians do not consistently witness for
Christ; and only 2% are involved in a ministry of evangelism.
Acts 1:8
But
you will receive power
when the Holy Spirit comes upon you. And you will be my witnesses, telling
people about me everywhere—in Jerusalem, throughout Judea, in Samaria, and to
the ends of the earth.”
These stats
are sad because they reveal the true state of the modern church. Instead
of taking the news to the ends of the earth as Jesus commanded, we don’t even
take it to the end of our street. What has been termed as “The Great
Commission” by our early church fathers could now be described as “The Great
Omission”!
Luke 10:2
These
were his instructions to them: “The harvest is great, but the workers are few.
So pray to the Lord who is in charge of the harvest; ask him to send more
workers into his fields.
Blessings
always follow obedience! This week a group of people from our church will be travel to
Nicaragua, the second poorest country in the western hemisphere, with Because
We Care Ministries (http://www.bwcm.org). The purpose of this mission
trip will be to share the love of Jesus Christ to these desperate people.
We will do food distribution, evangelistic rallies, provide much needed
medical clinics as well as some home and church construction. We will be
called upon to share our faith in word and action with many people who simply
have never heard of the good news of Jesus Christ.
James 2:15-16
Suppose
you see a brother or sister who has no food or clothing, and you say, “Good-bye
and have a good day; stay warm and eat well”—but then you don’t give that person
any food or clothing. What good does that do?
We need your
help! At this point greatest need for us as members of the team are
spiritual, for your prayers. Would you consider joining us with your
prayers? We are grateful for all the people who helped to raise our own
support through personal sacrifice and giving.
Our team
cannot wait to share what God does around and through us. Next week you can follow us on Facebook or
through some of our emails with updates and stories. The fact is, God may be calling you to step
up and share your faith.
What if the
missionaries didn’t go?
Pray for:
Pray for Michael Cook as his
girlfriend passed away on Monday. Praise
the Lord for a young man named Brandon that accepted Jesus yesterday through
our feeding ministry. Pray for our
Nicaragua mission team leaving this Saturday.
I am also praying for are Catrina Lawless, Tyler Martin, Tony Nichols, Brenton
Hall, Ken Woodward and Josh Hill.
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