Building People. Spreading Hope.

Saturday, March 16, 2013

Vision for Missions

 
Edwin W. Clark sailed with his wife from Boston in 1868 for India. There they had an opportunity to meet some Nagas who were headhunters and decorated their huts with human skulls. The Americans worked fearlessly to gain the trust of the tribes and God granted him his wish through much toil and hardship.
 
Clark and his team began to spread the Gospel to the Naga Hills of North-East India. Slowly, they began to see the tribal people saved and healed with the message of Christ. Today, the Census of India says 90% of the state of Nagaland is Christian. Incidentally, it has also one of the highest literacy rates (80%) and one of the most prosperous states in India. This is the impact of the Gospel!
 
As a nation, we spend billions of dollars every year to secure our country from global terrorism. It is essential to defend the freedom of our country at all costs. But as Christians, we have a different mandate. One way we can secure our country from evil is by investing in spreading the Gospel to regions beyond. You see, when a person is saved, he is changed inside out. His whole life is transformed. An inside heart change replaces hatred and violence with God’s love and peace.
 
This is why it is so important for us to have a vision for missions. Spreading the Gospel, feeding the poor, educating the children, bringing clean drinking water and training national leaders are definite ways to expand the Kingdom of God on earth.
 
We, at Build International Ministries are reaching the world with the Gospel for the last twenty seven years! We are heading back to India and Nepal end of this month to train 1,500 leaders, care for 1,000 poor and persecuted children and empower 2,000 young people in worship concerts.
 
Like Edwin Clark, we believe the Gospel changes lives and culture. We would love to give you an opportunity to transform lives by participating on this mission trip. You can help by following means:
 
Pray. When we pray, God hears us and we are able to do the impossible. Pray for favor, protection and willing hearts to be recipients of our message. Your prayers are like air campaign preparing the way for the foot soldiers to occupy the land.
 
Share. When we engage people by sharing the vision for mission, we are enlisting others into the action. The more people hear about the cause the more people are able to participate in changing lives. Share on social medial or by forwarding this post to someone you know.
 
Support. There are many ways you can support the cause of world missions. Giving financially is certainly one of them. But you can invite a speaker to your group or church. You can empower others by becoming a local area representative of world missions and much more. Contact us and we’ll help you.
 
“For I am not ashamed of the gospel, for it is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes” (Romans 1:18 ESV).
 
Change the World with the Message of Hope: www.buildinternational.org
 

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