"Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit." (Jesus, Matthew 28:19)
Sometimes, perhaps most of the time, God answers prayers in unexpected ways. I had been praying for months about a mission trip opportunity in Asia, but was not receiving any response. That is until I started reading Revolution in World Missions by Gospel for Asia founder K.P. Yohannan. The words on the pages were so unimaginable to me--unimaginable because of the magnitude of people living in hopelessness and despair; unimaginable because of the number who have not yet heard the name of Christ preached (over 2,000,000,000 people in 1,240 distinct cultural groups); unimaginable because of the amazing work that God is doing in Asia that can only be described as reading like the Book of Acts. I knew immediately that God was indeed calling me to Asia, but not in the way I had in mind.
Although there is a time and place for Americans to travel abroad for missions, there is still a need so great that we alone cannot fill no matter how committed we are and how faithful we are. You see, there are people who we can't even begin to reach, that can only be reached by their own through the indigenous missionary movement. These natives have the ability to go to areas restricted to outsiders, speak or quickly learn the language or dialect, and understand how to work within the culture. They can do far more and for a fraction of the cost. The hearts of these brave men and women break for the broken. They go where God calls them, whether the funds are there or not. They walk for hours to reach tiny rural villages, sleep in ditches, and sometimes go without food, face prison, or even death because their hearts break for those for whom Christ died.
God has blessed us all in different ways. As my husband likes to say "Just by being born in America, you have won the lottery." We are blessed with financial resources that may not always feel so great to us, but in the eyes of those missionaries, can be God' blessings abundantly showered on them...IF we let them. We can't all do the same thing, but we can all do something. We are each accountable for responding to God's personal call to us. What is God calling you to do? If your heart is broken for the lost, would you please pray for God's guidance? Could I ask that you also pray for the native missionaries and how God can use you to support their work?
God has blessed us all in different ways. As my husband likes to say "Just by being born in America, you have won the lottery." We are blessed with financial resources that may not always feel so great to us, but in the eyes of those missionaries, can be God' blessings abundantly showered on them...IF we let them. We can't all do the same thing, but we can all do something. We are each accountable for responding to God's personal call to us. What is God calling you to do? If your heart is broken for the lost, would you please pray for God's guidance? Could I ask that you also pray for the native missionaries and how God can use you to support their work?
So what is God calling me to do?
Memorial weekend, my husband Todd and I will be hiking Pike's Peak in Colorado, in honor and support of the thousands of native missionaries who travel by foot to reach the lost--in countries like Nepal, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Cambodia. We are doing this to raise awareness and support for these missionaries and specifically to purchase 100 BIKES so they can reach even more lost souls. Over the next couple of months, I will continue to update you on our progress on both our donation goal and our training (hey, it's a 14,000+' mountain). Your prayers and sponsorship are greatly appreciated.
Your Next Step
Please 1) pray about our campaign and for the missionaries 2) go to Gospel for Asia's website and find out more 3) help to purchase bikes for missionaries. 4) SHARE this blog and this campaign with your circle of influence. You never know who God is calling.
Jesus said, "GO".
Jesus said, "GO".
