Radical Senders Radical Goers

We are blessed by our pastors and church family.  There has never been a Sunday when I've left church feeling like I've wasted my time.  When you make the effort to go, and then have a heart ready to learn, the Lord never disappoints!

This morning, Pastor Matt shared how there should be two categories of believers, radical senders, and radical goers.  A radical sender sacrifices some of the luxuries of life to financially and prayerfully support those committed to missions and spreading the Gospel.  A radical goer makes themselves available to the will of the Lord.  They are ready to go wherever, whenever, and do whatever the Lord desires.

Emil and I have committed our lives to go wherever the Lord wants us to go.  Right now, that is right here in Temecula, at Global Recordings Network, working to reach unbelievers around the globe.  We want to thank all of you, the radical senders, who have committed to supporting us financially and/ or prayerfully.  The Lord may have called us to go, but we couldn't go without a team of senders.  We love our ministry team.  Thank you all!

What is a Refugee?

                                             

In 2012, nearly 60,000 people were admitted into the United States as refugees.  A refugee is defined as a person who is unable or unwilling to return to his or her country because of persecution on account of race, religion, nationality, member in a particular social group, or political opinion.  There are hundreds of thousands of people living here in the United States as refugees and we want to reach them with the Word of God.

While in Utah, on a mission trip to witness to the Mormons, Emil and I had the opportunity to meet with Ed and Sherry, who work with Karen refugees from Burma.  Currently, the highest populations of refugees are coming to the US from Burma, Bhutan, Iraq, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, Haiti and Nepal.  The military is trying to wipe out any people groups that are of varying ethnicities.  The Karen people are just one of these groups.  These people have fled their country for safety and a future for their families.  Ed and Sherry, along with many others, are helping these individuals with their daily needs in life, while sharing about salvation through Jesus Christ.  We were able to give them a box of CDs, with audio recordings of Bible stories and the Gospel message, in several of the dialects of these people. 

 

For GRN (Global Recordings Network), this is an exciting connection.  GRN has over 59 recordings in Karen dialects!  Giving these people the message of salvation in their heart language is a powerful tool!  This is just one of the refugee groups in Logan, Utah.  Across the US there are so many more.  Please pray for these connections and the possibilities for foreign missions right here on US soil.  Our God is mighty and all powerful, so pray that we can put the Gospel message into the hands of every refugee in their heart language!