Entrusted to Go

Often the first questions people ask when they are thinking about mission life is, “Where can I go?”, “What can I do?” Or, tangentially, “How do I know that what is on my heart is what is on God’s heart? And how do I even know what God has put on my heart anyway?!” Good questions, all of them.

If questions like these keep you up at night, remember this… if you are interested in the ‘going’ part of global missions, you are one of very few. Believe it or not, only one follower of Jesus in every 20,000 takes the good news of Jesus to places of the world where people have never heard of Him. So if there is a stirring in your heart about missions, a longing to be a part of the solution for people who don’t know Him, questions can be a catalytic starting point. Maybe you’ll be one of those who dares to go to one of the hardest places of the world… so that others who, to date, haven’t had the chance, can hear life-changing news! If that’s you, we’d love to journey with you, help you take another step, engage with your questions, throw some ideas your way.

“How do I know what God has put on my heart?” He’s given you – entrusted to you – His heartache for those who haven’t had the chance to hear. Unengaged Peoples. Groups of people who haven’t heard that Jesus is Lord or who don’t have a church community among them strong enough to spread the news without help. Help from people willing to cross cultural barriers, learn another language, and live Jesus ‘out loud’ in a way that makes “all the difference in the world,” (F. Beuchner).

You might serve as a doctor in the heart of Africa, work with slum dwellers in India, teach English in Thailand, surf in Spain, clean prison cells in Bolivia, or do business in the Middle East. Doing what most are not doing. Living Jesus out loud in even the hardest places.

 

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