CARE PACKAGES We all love gifts. Think of the amazing encouragement we can be to those overseas in the trenches of ministry by sending them a reminder we are aware of them and they are not forgotten. We send packages to the military as they defend our nation; why not send packages to the soldiers of the faith who are proclaiming God’s Word on the frontlines?! WHEREVER GOD’S WORK GOES FORTH, MONEY IS NEEDED “
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This idea of welcoming may be one you have not considered before. To live in the United States of America is a blessing we can extend to the nations for the glory of God! No longer do we have to leave our homeland to reach the nations because at record rates the nations are coming to us! In 1970 the United States saw 9.6 million immigrants come to our nation. In 2015 we saw 43.3 million !!! The open door for Gospel evangelism to the nations has come to our front steps! The church must find its place in reaching the refugees, the immigrant, the Middle Eastern Muslim, the Pacific-Rim Buddhist, the European atheist, and the Latin Roman Catholic. This can be as simple as inviting an international family over for dinner and building a relationship with them. Or it can take hosting an international student while they study in the States. According to The Traveling Team , “40% of the world’s Heads of State once studied in the US.” Imagine the global impact we can have by investing in the future leaders of the world! There is a need like never before for the Church of America to think biblically with the heart of a missionary to reach the people who have come to our nation. 4 GO I NG There has always been and always will be the need to GO. Going is probably the most well-known form of missions work among the American church. We are sending missionaries cross culturally at a staggeringly low percentage. This is not a result of God calling less to the mission but rather a cold-hearted and deaf-eared generation of God’s people. This may hit you as abrupt and blunt, but I promise you I am placing myself right in the middle of that “boat.” There are seasons of our lives where we take our eyes off the grand mission we are created for and figuratively take our names off the table of those willing to go to the nations. We need to stop saying, “Lord, I am willing to go”, but rather, “Lord, I will go unless you make it clear I am to stay. And then in my staying, I will leverage my staying to Welcoming, Sending, and Praying.” But GO doesn’t just mean full-time missionary work. There are thousands of opportunities to volunteer...short-term missions, work trips, medical trips, teach English overseas, or use business skills to help missionaries. Going means getting involved. Many times we think because we aren’t called to full-time overseas work that we aren’t supposed to be involved in the going side of things. Instead we can look for ways to get involved no matter what our situation.
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