Crazy Christians Wanted
Last MEET Joint Meeting, a person from Care Channels came down to share with us his journey in life. Though only 43 years old, he has served the Lord in many ways. Even 7 years in the Philipines, working in the slumps, helping the very very poor people. Well, he shared how it was working with them... the sad stories, the trying times....
He ended by saying that many have requested him to go overseas to Pakistans, East Timor etc to help the poor there. But his hands are already full, working for Care Channels here, missions and church. What his prayer request was that many would step up and be crazy (radical) people, to serve God. That coming from a man who gave up his SGD100,000 pay job (not including bonuses etc) and from a pretty comfortable life (his wife is a doctor)... he uprooted himself to be sent to the fields... to work in the slumps of Philipines!
No coincidence, I was reading the book on student power in world missions. It gave a brief history of how student movement impacted the world missions movement. Thousands were send overseas as a result. But they responded to that call when they were still university students. Eg the Wesley brothers from Oxford, CT Studd and the other 6 from Cambridge, Jim Elloit and co, Hudson Taylor, Samuel Mills (who started the Haystack movement) etc. All these men rose up, dedicated themselves to missions, and went out. Great exploits. Many died for the gospel.
Crazy Christians.
Count me in.
Am at crossroads in my life. Going to step put to work soon
Don't want to go with the flow...
I know God is teaching me. May I life live worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
He ended by saying that many have requested him to go overseas to Pakistans, East Timor etc to help the poor there. But his hands are already full, working for Care Channels here, missions and church. What his prayer request was that many would step up and be crazy (radical) people, to serve God. That coming from a man who gave up his SGD100,000 pay job (not including bonuses etc) and from a pretty comfortable life (his wife is a doctor)... he uprooted himself to be sent to the fields... to work in the slumps of Philipines!
No coincidence, I was reading the book on student power in world missions. It gave a brief history of how student movement impacted the world missions movement. Thousands were send overseas as a result. But they responded to that call when they were still university students. Eg the Wesley brothers from Oxford, CT Studd and the other 6 from Cambridge, Jim Elloit and co, Hudson Taylor, Samuel Mills (who started the Haystack movement) etc. All these men rose up, dedicated themselves to missions, and went out. Great exploits. Many died for the gospel.
Crazy Christians.
Count me in.
Am at crossroads in my life. Going to step put to work soon
Don't want to go with the flow...
I know God is teaching me. May I life live worthy of the gospel of Jesus Christ.
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