Last evening we had a Missions Conference at our church. Tony and Ruth brought Regina over and rode with us to church. Regina, Michael, and Susan watched a movie together here.
I want to share some of the highlights of the evening. We sat with Tony, Ruth, Leon, and Missi. We had pork chops, mashed potatoes, green beans, and some wonderful pumpkin cake. But these are not the highlights I want to share, nice as they are. A Pastor Rob,(not our Pastor Rob) shared about Missions. He made an acrostic(?) out of the word Missions. Here goes:
M-Messiah~ Jesus Christ is the only hope for the world. We can do nothing
without the Lord. The church changes a nation, not politics.
I-Involved~I Pet. 2:9~We are chosen people, anointed people, WOW! people.
There should be something about us. We are priests filled with the Spirit of
God to fulfill His purposes.
S-Success~It's not about what you have but about what you give. John 14:21
If you obey my commandments, I will show myself to you. Success is
measured by our obedience.
S-Sending~Send others. Release them to go. We don't own anyone.
I-Individuals~God wants something from me. Without God, we cannot.
Without us, He will not.
O-Ordained~ The anointing is on us now to bring people to God. Where
darkness is, the light shines even brighter. His hand is on you now.
N-Nations~ If we reach our community, He will give us the world. Be faithful
in the small and you will be faithful in the greater.
The Messiah Involved in Successfully Sending Individuals Ordained to the Nations.
This Pastor Rob made us feel at home because he sees birds flying over just like Pastor Frank does. He reaches out and grabs them too. (Nice way to say someone has ADD) His wife spoke first and she was delightful. When he got up, he said, " I hate to follow her." It was funny. I also liked him because he bragged on Gil and I had to sit up taller and smile big because Gil and Lindsay are My people. The absolute highlight of the evening was when I got to hold Adison. She had discovered kissing. She kissed and kissed me on the lips and had her little tongue going too. Lindsay said Adi was sick, but I didn't care.
She is just so precious that her germs don't count.
I almost forgot to tell you about two other missionaries I met.
One couple is in Ecuador. She is studying in the states to be a music teacher. In Ecuador, they help an astrocized community by buying coffee beans from them, roasting them, selling them, and giving back the proceeds to the community. Both Phil and I found this fascinating and wise.
The other missionary I met grew up in Harrisburg, which is close to where I grew up. He and his family are missionaries to Russia. They help the youth that are too old to be in the orphanages any longer. They have a four-fold ministry plan.
#1~They go into the orphanages and teach basic skills so the older children come out with some knowledge of life-skills on the outside.
#2~They want to have a facility where these youth could come to them when they are on the outside and find help. They want to be available 24/7 and they need more help with this.
#3~They want to Disciple those who choose to follow Christ.
#4~They want to help them with basic housing needs.
I wish I had more lives to live. There is so much to do and so many places to go.
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