Throw Yourselves Into It!

With all this going for us, my dear, dear friends, stand your ground. And don’t hold back. Throw yourselves into the work of the Master, confident that nothing you do for him is a waste of time or effort.  1. Cor.15, 58 MSG I have to admit to being a chronic complainer. 'What's it all for?'--I find myself asking. So few workers, and what seem to be sometimes so little results.  I am so glad that God is so very patient with me!  Speaking of patience, here is a letter that we got today from one of our workers in Asia. For security reasons, it has been very heavily edited, but you'll get the gist of what they were communicating:

"In the center we have rented for local kids to use, an electric socket had broken off, and the open wires were just hanging out. My husband wanted to fix it, but he's hurt his hand. So he could only give instructions to one of the local boys, but first he had to take one of them to a store down the street.

Mr. Patience (yep, that's his name!) sells electrical parts. But how did he and 'Stephen' get to talking about the Word of God--and even the fact that the Qur'an tells him that 'Jesus is the Word of God'?! 

Because Mr. P's brother lives in the US.  And that is where people like you come into play! Maybe he lives right next door to you? Or maybe he's a student at the local university? Or maybe he's a refugee seeking asylum? 

Could you please go meet him, bring him a cake maybe, and the Jesus film in his language--or, even better, watch it together with him? He (or someone like him) would probably love that!

And please pray with us for Mr. Patience and his brother in America. Pray that they, and others, may they get to know the Light and then become witnesses for the Light!

And please pray for these kids and for the programs that we can offer. Most of them come off the street. Pray that they may get to know a Father in Heaven who is always there for them."

My colleague's letter reminds me that it's time to stop complaining and take the opportunities I'm given.

Not long ago, someone shared a story with us of a student here in the U.S. who had finished his graduate degree and was packing to go home. "What is all that stuff from home you've got there?," one of his friends asked. "That's things I brought with me to give to my American hosts when I got invited to their home," was his answer. "But I never got invited anywhere, so I'm taking it all back with me."

I hope this doesn't happen as often as I fear it might.

U.S. Director