passes and sins.” We might translate it, “We’re locked in sin.” What a very vivid picture of the heathen! Men walk according to the course of this world. Our manner of life is after the lusts of the flesh as Paul points out. We are literally children of wrath. In the light of such truth, one can’t help but see that life is a battlefield. The, frustrations, prob lems, and power of sin all equate a tremendous onslaught which we face (Eph. 6:12). Recently, during a missionary trip to Thailand, we found ourselves just 15 minutes from Viet Nam. God watched over us, and saw to it that a busy schedule was changed. If it hadn’t been altered, we would have encountered a four-hour Viet Cong raid. Those who face the front lines live an exciting and dangerous life. Approaching these s i t u a t i o n s re quires the ultimate in stamina and determination. Here are the ones who ask what hill is to be conquered next. They face problem tasks with almost a superhuman strength. Not so behind the lines where soldiers may complain that their tent is leak ing, or that the food is spoiled. With out real involvement in the issues of life there isn’t the concern or the daring to do that which is significant. College students today need to face this actual battlefield of life. This is one of the reasons why, for the third year, our Biola Student Missions organization is sending 200 students a week into Watts, an area which was torn by riots and rebellion a few years ago. It’s not an easy task. There are some very difficult problems to be faced. One of the homes we worked in had eight chil dren with seven different fathers. We seek to develop friendships with those who are physically underprivi leged. Our goal is not one of social concern but rather a desire to help them discover reality inside through a personal knowledge of Jesus Christ as Saviour. He alone can bring peace
to such troubled lives. The white person is not a foreign er in the ghetto today. There are white bankers, white businessmen, white teachers, white students, and even white prostitutes. Yet it’s sad, but true, that generally people have not seen the white Christian, one who can really show the love of Christ. They equate the white man’s reli gion as Christianity. They don’t want any part of it until they actually see people who exhibit a real and genu ine love for them. Additionally, many of our Biolans feel a real burden for the La Mirada community in which our Campus is located. They want to do something about it. They seek to lead high school students to Jesus Christ and have been very successful in this. They’re out sharing their faith in Christ, learning essential ingredients for missionary work. Make no mistake, it’s certainly im perative that their eyes be lifted up to see the needs of the world around them. For this reason we’ve launched a new program, World Summer Serv ice Corps. The primary function is to have our Biola graduates on the foreign field direct present-day stu dents for short-term missionary serv ice overseas. A number of our young people have already participated in this worthy project. Faith becomes a reality for these students as they trust God for the finances to go. They trust Him for Souls while out on the field. They trust Him for the ever difficult task of paying school bills when they return. With God’s help, we hope to place 30 students this summer around the world shar ing Jesus Christ. We look to the Lord to supply the finances. The word Missions implied a job to be done, albeit it’s a tough one at that. It implies a battlefield and a conflict that’s happening right now. More than this, however, is the ur gency of the command to get out and to get doing. 19
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