It has been over two years since Pam and I were in South Sudan. How did we mentally prepare for this three-month exploratory trip with departure only two months away?
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My wife, Pam, and I would have described ourselves as homebodies, content with a peaceful life—when one day an idea was posed to us that would shake us to the core. When given an opportunity to serve the Lord in this unexpected way, doubts arose: “Why me? What do I/we have to offer?”
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Global mission work is meant to always involve the Church as a whole. In other words, the other half of the work of GOING in global missions is SENDING.
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What comes to mind when you think of missionaries you have helped send to the field and continue to support in prayer and in other ways? How can we condition our hearts to be encouraged at the first thought of those we’ve sent?
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In Scripture, we are called as Christians to be concerned for the traveller, the poor, and the disadvantaged—those who face injustice. The prophets in the Old Testament had strong words for God’s people when they neglected this duty. With this in mind, how can Christians help refugees in our local communities and those still stuck in their home country?
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The everlasting God has in him a love that lasts forever. This is the only true love available to us. No earthly bonds of love will last (Matthew 22:30) except the abiding love of God that endures forever.
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How would the global promise to Abraham come to pass? Through disciples proclaiming to the nations the blessed gospel of Abraham’s ultimate offspring.
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One might say that the missions world is to the global church what Kevin Bacon is to the entertainment industry. All it takes is one trusted contact in a region and a bit of inquiry and detective work from there and the connections can typically be made.
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In your present situation, are you asking “How long, O Lord”? The Lord may not answer that specific question, but he has revealed to us his way in our waiting.
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As we look out of our window and see a partially-finished church building roof, we are reminded of the reason we are here in South Sudan. The church is started. The foundation has been laid. It is growing. But there is still much unfinished work.
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The Larger Catechism contains a wealth of things to think about in terms of world missions, in addition to good theology. Several of the questions ask about prayer—and specifically about the Lord’s prayer.
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February 7, 2021, was one of the most remarkable Lord’s days I have yet experienced in my life.
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And how are we told that the Holy Spirit empowered Jesus’s disciples to be His witnesses there in Jerusalem? If you answered something like “He gave them the gift of tongues” you would not be wrong. But you would not have the complete answer, either.
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If God is giving you a gift should you not take it? You would cherish that gift; you would know it is important; you would assume it was something of great value that you need. His gifts are valuable and are just what you need most to serve him well. What of the gift of “the wife of your youth”?
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Since the Lord has made his will known that we are to go to all the nations, whatever the unknowns, we can have faith that he will overcome the things we fear.
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Moving a lot can be unsettling and is always stressful. No matter how many times we do it, it’s always hard. With each uprooting we experience, I sense roots deepening in my longing for my eternal home.
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If I said to a friend “I love you, I just can’t stand your wife,” it is safe to say it would not be the beginning of a new high in the friendship. Thankfully, our friendship with Christ is as strong as his everlasting sacrificial love,
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In ministry and missions, however, it is far too possible to go too far, too fast. We may get caught up in the momentum of zeal and enthusiasm only to end our efforts with a sinking splash, because maybe we weren’t ready, weren’t equipped.
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While a climate of chaos is often exploited by the wicked, the church must work with Christ in seizing the opportunity to minister to people with growing needs.
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