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Piercing the darkness with the light of Christ
We live in a very results-driven society here in America. I recently contacted an old friend about our mission to France and was basically berated about the time it has taken us to go to France. He apologized at the end for what may have hurt my feelings. The mind frame of his questions was:…
I read recently in Matthew 5:15 where Jesus said of His disciples, “You are the light of the world. A town built on a hill cannot be hidden.” There are lots of things we can do individually and as the church that shines the light of Jesus in our community. It might be helping a…
Why raise support? Why don’t you get a job? We have heard these questions so many times over the years. It is often from well-intended friends and acquaintances who don’t understand why missionaries raise support. In the last post, we outlined that support is the dominant means of financial income for missionaries. But WHY raise…
One of the highlights in my personal ministry this week was the privilege I had to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ with a Hindi man right here in Michigan. Weeks earlier I had met a young man visiting our home church (Macomb Christian Church) who said he was a Christian but was struggling for…
What is support raising? How do missionaries get paid? How do they make money? We have found over the years that most people are completely unfamiliar with support raising. Until I started my journey in missions, I didn’t know anything about it either. The practical and logistical elements of missions never occurred to me. I…
Last summer I led a group of ladies through Mama Bear Apologetics study. We walked through some difficult topics that are pertinent to living out our faith and raising kids in our current cultural climate. At the end, several ladies shared how they have been convicted throughout our study, repented of areas where culture dominated, and how…
For the past 5 or 6 weeks I’ve had the opportunity to teach basic French to 2nd-3rd graders at our homeschool co-op. (My classes will continue for the next 3 weeks.) It is such a blessing to share a bit of language and culture with these kids – and we have a blast doing it!…
We are praising God for new monthly partners this month! We are only $20/mo. shy 16% of our on-going monthly budget. $340 more in committed on-going monthly support will bring us to 20%!!! That is potentially only 3-5 more givers. We are praying for 20 more giving partners for February to help us meet our…
Do you want to be a part of a mission to spread the gospel and plant churches in France? Becoming a financial partner is one of the most effective ways to help accomplish this goal. Through your generous donations, you can help make sure missionary efforts are funded and churches are planted in France. Your…