Sharing the Gospel

There are no right or wrong words to say when sharing the gospel. As long as the truth is told it doesn't matter how it is done. The Lord uses everyone's story in a different way.

 As I get ready to open up to the people we are ministering to it's important to ask the Holy Spirit to meet me at each door. I know that I may not know what to say now, but I have no doubt that the Holy Spirit will give me the words to say and that it will bring glory to Gods name. I know at some point during this trip I will be out of my comfort zone but I just have to remember that God is using me to do great things in order to fulfill his plan.

 I have no doubt that our mission will continue even when we leave. It's something that Pastor Daniel (the local church pastor) has and is still drilling into his church people. It's not about the Americans coming in and saving the day, because we will leave. The people have to understand that while we are here we will help, but once we leave it's up to them to keep the mission going. We are here to guide and help, not be the Heroes.  

Preparing for missions

Sunday June 16, 2013

Preparing for a mission trip like Africa hasn't been easy, besides all the shots and having to find the right clothes, it's been hard emotionally too. It takes lots of trust in The Lord and reading your Bible in order to fully understanding the Gospel, and what it means and how to share it without leaving any important things out.

 You see it's so easy to go to a place like Kenya and tell the people there, "I came all the way from America just to share the amazing story of Gods grace with you," but it's something that I often find myself struggling to bring into conversations with people I don't know. I feel like Americans in general get so caught up in the rush of our culture that we don't even stop to think that our home is our mission field. God placed us specifically where we need to be in order fulfill his plans. Key words: HIS PLANS. I know even I'm guilty of thinking "what do I want, what should I do?"  When in reality it's, what is God's plan? As Christians we can take rest in the fact that we don't have to plan out our lives, we don't have to know what to do next because God has already figured it out. All we have to do is put out trust in his future!

Even though I am traveling all the way to Kenya, I hope that the urgency I have to share the Gospel with the Kenyan people is ever present when I return and that I would find it easier to make Texas my mission field as well! OFF I GO!!!!