Change terrifies me. I prefer to live my life in a bubble, surrounded by familiar comforts that are tested and time-honored. I never imagined myself writing about becoming a missionary.
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Ever since we were kids, we both hoped and prayed for opportunities to work with orphans, to help them know the Lord as Father and Savior. Orphans are some of the most neglected and abused people in Romania.
Then one man quieted the crowd and said, “you know, we all know we have a Christian here, and we ought to kill him.” The crowd quieted and began to look his way.
On this side of it all, I’m grateful for my support raising journey. In fact, I wouldn’t want to go into the mission field without this experience.
In a recent Disciple-Making Training in Mongolia, we had the opportunity to take a local pastor on a prayer walk. We encountered several people and quickly discovered God’s ability to orchestrate simple gestures into amazing opportunities to share the Gospel.
I shared my testimony, the full Gospel, and explained things like God’s covenants and the theme of sacrifice through a sacrificial lamb. I explained how Scripture points to Jesus as the ultimate and final sacrificial lamb. They were on the edge of their seats the whole time!
If you’re considering cross-cultural mission work, you’ve likely found yourself completely overwhelmed as you think and pray. Where do I begin? How do I know if I’m called to be a missionary? Where should I go? What will I do? Will I be any good? It’s understandable. There are a lot of factors. It’s a lot of change. We’re here to help you take it one-step at a time.
This is the story of the eldest son of the village witch doctor. This is the story of a boy born “Christian” in a house that had never once heard the Gospel. This is the story of God reaching into darkness and allowing a new story to begin. This isn’t my story, but I’m thankful to be in it. This is the story of Jose.
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Ashley was the last person we expected to become a disciple of Jesus. We found her in a jail, but Jesus found her heart. Now we hope that she’ll be the catalyst for a disciple-making movement within the prison!