We all celebrate and brag about our
children being a medical doctor, teacher, engineer, entrepreneur or an artist.
It is the right thing to do. When a young person chooses his/her career on a
positive path, we all should be happy and proud of them. What we don’t hear
much of these days are young people encouraged to serve God on the mission
field abroad or here at home. This is hurting our culture and our influence on
the world is declining.
This week I’m extremely proud of my
nieces Maria, Christina and their friend Jordan. All in their early twenties, these
ladies left the comfort of their homes in Houston to make a trip to Nepal.
They’re all exceptional college students but they have a deeper value that sent
them to a foreign land to share Christ with others.
As Christian parents we encourage our
children to choose a career path that is going to be lucrative financially. There
is nothing wrong in that. But if we value our faith and eternal life, we should
also encourage our young people to serve God. Young people have the strength, courage
and a sense of adventure to go where we may not be able to go right now. When
we emphasis the heroism in serving God, we’re impacting eternity through our
young generation.
For the next two weeks Maria and her
team will touch thousands of lives in Hindu schools, orphanages, speaking in
churches, performing skits and singing. They’ll witness to villagers as they
trek through the breathtaking Himalayan Mountains. They are going to impact
lives for eternity and harvest souls for our Lord.
What should be our response when our
children want to serve God? Instead of discouraging them we should empower
them. We need to teach our young people that serving God is the greatest
vocation in life. When we serve God, we work for the King. The salaries may not
be in six figures but the perks and pensions are from out of this world –
literally! We must encourage this generation of young people to have a heart
for God. It will do us all good to teach our children to have compassionate
heart and eternal values.
This is what my friends Dave and Tomme
did. Twenty two years ago Dave spent a few weeks on the mission field with me.
Ever since he returned he’s been praying, talking and supporting world
missions. On my last mission trip, not only Dave was able to return but he
brought his 15 year-old son Ben with him. Ben was ahhmazing! Every time I gave
him an opportunity he ceased the moment! Young and adults heard their first
Bible story from Ben. On the last night of their stay in Nepal was the
highlight. Ben showed off his dance moves to the locals and won their hearts
forever. Ben will never be the same again neither will be the people he touched!
I know many of my friends are engaging
their children in missions. During summer they send their children on mission
trips. They need our prayers and support. They need to know we believe in what
they’re doing. They need our encouragement.
In the month of July, I’m going back
to Asia to minister in China’s persecuted churches. I’d love to have you in my
team. If you’ve never been exposed to a short term missions trip, this is your
golden opportunity. Only ten to twelve days of your investment can change the
rest of your life. We will be training pastors and leaders, ministering to our persecuted brothers and sisters, love
on orphan kids and supply thousands of Bibles to China’s underground churches.
Are you available? If not, why don’t you send your young people with us?
Together, we can change the world!
Then I heard the
voice of the Lord saying, "Whom shall I send?
And who will go for us?" And I said, "Here am I. Send me!" (Isaiah 6:8 NIV)
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