HDBC is touching the world. In some cases we are sending teams out to remote areas on other continents. Two HDBC couples have given months of their lives this summer to touch people in Europe. One HDBC member will be returning home this weekend after spending over two years of her life helping an unreached people group know the truth about God's love.We began the year by sending a team to a remote people-group in West Africa in order to tell them about Jesus. While I am writing this blog we have a team heading for Malawi (southeast Africa) to share with people in remote villages. We've sent teams to New Orleans to work not only with local people but also to minister to seamen from around the world who spend time in the port of New Orleans.
Recently our church has begun a new ministry to reach out to international students on the campus of Arkansas State University. Not only are we going to the world, but God is also bringing the world to us. These are great times, filled with great opportunities. May God help us respond to the these opportunities with courage, love and commitment.
Brother Johnny,
ReplyDeleteI've been enjoying this series a lot. It is part of my testimony actually. I began feeling like missions was an area I was called and then I began realize I wasn't saved myself. That's when I started reading my bible more and eventually actually had a relationship with Christ.
And the international population at ASU is such a blessing. It allows us to get to know other cultures and see that we aren't all that different. But it is also a great opportunity God gives us, especially as fellow college students. We may not be able to afford to go somewhere for a mission, but God is sending people HERE.
One question I have on the subject. Sometimes I struggle with when to bring up the gospel, how to bring it up, and when it might be a bad thing. I don't want to push anyone away by only speaking on the spiritual level to some who don't even yet believe in God. I am making an effort to invite more of them to church or other Christian gatherings after the statistic. But when should we stop mentioning it all the time? How should we bring it up casually, where they don't feel like we are forcing anything on them or that it is the only reason we are friends? Is there a time we should back off?
In Christ,
Todd