Thursday, December 29, 2011

The Hands & Feet of Jesus

We are called to be the Hands and Feet of Jesus Christ himself. Please be praying for our team as we prepare for and set out on our journey, and as we ready ourselves for the calling to Bolonga, Italy. Our mission is to grow deeper in our faith, to become a disciple and missionary in our everyday living, and to teach others.

My challenge to you is this: practice being a disciple and missionary in your everyday living. Reach out to coworkers, friends, family, neighbors, classmates, a waiter/waitress, cashier, homeless person.. You don't have to leave the country to be a light. Ask God to cross your path with someone in need of His love, someone who may need a friend, and to use you and speak through you to reach that person. It probably won't be a person you expect it to be, but it will be the person God has chosen for you.

I also challenge you to get in contact with someone who does mission work in foreign countries. PRAY about an opportunity to serve God and to reach people, even if it's something you're completely uncomfortable with. I really don't love to fly over the ocean for 10 hours, but I know God will keep me safe. It's not going to be about comfort or fun or what you want to do. God will put you in some pretty uncomfortable situations, but these situations and experiences will cause your faith to grow in unimaginable ways.

"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, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age." Matthew 25:19-20

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