Its not uncommon when we read the bible to see where many of the apostles were accompanied by others for security, companionship, survival and to share living expenses. Not much has changed since those times, examine your life growing up, how your parents may have bartered services or goods with others in the neighborhood or community.
Growing up on a produce farm, I was immersed in bartering at an early age through the time I graduated high school. Our need for partnering has not changed since biblical times. Today one might partner with someone for accountability or for companionship.
Our needs at MGO are no different, we need partners private and cooperate. Our mission needs far exceed our personal gifts and in some cases required our partner directors in the Philippines to shutdown part of their teach ministry to conserve funding for more essential project.
Ministries such as ours requires both one time and continual sponsorship from partners here at home and around the United States. Our commonality is our following one of the basic tenants of Christianity, which is Love Others as you would have them Love You.
Our mission centers around the love for those called to ministry in Mindanao. Churches are growing in number and need. Without our involvement over the past two years none of this would have been possible. A little goes a long way. Gifts of $20.00 a month supports a minister throughout the year, gifts of $100.00 a month builds, dedicates and staffs a new church.
In the past two years over 58 churches have been built and staffed with ministers who tend to congregations of over 27,000 regular attendees and the numbers are growing. Your partnership is essential to our continued growth and the spreading of the Gospel to the people of Mindanao.
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Faith
by Jim Young
I think all of us at one point in our lifetime has rendered the phrase "Well as long as we have faith". What does that really mean? I think most of us working in missions could render many stories to try and explain what having faith means, but really what does having faith mean?
Let's try this, When I have struggled and failed God lifts me up because I have returned my faith to him.
God's will will never take you anyplace where God's grace will not protect you.
Stating you have faith is like telling God you are ready to talk and trust in him. Whether it is for just a moment or a lifetime.
Having faith means you place your trust in our Lord and Savior not only for his sovereignty, but for every facet of your daily living. You simply have faith that the Lord will carry you through all times, good and bad, happy and sad, dangerous and safe, life here and life eternal with him.
Faith should not be compared to the sort of trust we have in other human beings. There is only one who will never forsake us, has always been there, even when murdered at hands of his own people, he forgave them and you and I, once and for all, by dying for our sins.
Don't just live by faith of this world, embrace a faith in Jesus Christ our Lord, one that renews and replenishes never abandoning us. Faith be with you today, tomorrow and forever.
I think all of us at one point in our lifetime has rendered the phrase "Well as long as we have faith". What does that really mean? I think most of us working in missions could render many stories to try and explain what having faith means, but really what does having faith mean?
Let's try this, When I have struggled and failed God lifts me up because I have returned my faith to him.
God's will will never take you anyplace where God's grace will not protect you.
Stating you have faith is like telling God you are ready to talk and trust in him. Whether it is for just a moment or a lifetime.
Having faith means you place your trust in our Lord and Savior not only for his sovereignty, but for every facet of your daily living. You simply have faith that the Lord will carry you through all times, good and bad, happy and sad, dangerous and safe, life here and life eternal with him.
Faith should not be compared to the sort of trust we have in other human beings. There is only one who will never forsake us, has always been there, even when murdered at hands of his own people, he forgave them and you and I, once and for all, by dying for our sins.
Don't just live by faith of this world, embrace a faith in Jesus Christ our Lord, one that renews and replenishes never abandoning us. Faith be with you today, tomorrow and forever.
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