For so the Lord has commanded us, saying,
“‘I have made you a light for the Gentiles,
that you may bring salvation to the ends of the earth.'”
Acts 13:47
You might have noticed that this verse appears frequently on our support raising material. You’ll find it on our prayer cards, brochures, even in the banner of this website. We put it there to remind us why we are doing this, and to remind others why they should be doing the same.
Missions is simply the practical act of bringing God’s salvation, through the preaching of the gospel, to the ends of the earth. If you are a Christian here in America you can trace your salvation through the work of missions all the way back to Christ, who not only died to pay the price for your sins but also initiated the the method by which you, two thousand years later, would hear about it, repent, believe and be saved. Were it not for Christ’s command to take the gospel to all nations, salvation would have never reached you.
Participation in missions is not an optional thing for Christians. One cannot be said to be a follower of Christ unless they obey what Christ commands. Missions is not something that we do when we have the time, or the money, or the desire to become involved in. It is something that we must insert into our budgets, our schedules and our hearts, even if that means sacrificing other things to do it. We as Christians must cultivate a war time mentality of sacrificing and suffering want in order to fulfill the mission which Christ has given to us.
There are millions here in America who need to hear the gospel. Even though the Gospel has reached America, and most here have heard it before, many will need to hear it a second, third, fourth or fifth time before their eyes are opened and they see the truth of it. But outside of America there are millions who have yet to hear it even once. The Gospel has not yet reached all the world. Christ’s mission to the church, though 2,000 years in progress, is not yet accomplished.
That is why Tomo and I are going to Japan. We desire to obediently participate in the mission Christ gave to the church, by going to Japan to work with other Christians in proclaiming the gospel and starting new churches, in the hope of seeing God call many Japanese to salvation. I would like to invite you to prayerfully consider sharing in this exact same mission, by partnering with us financially and prayerfully, to send us to Japan. This is just one way out of millions that you can be involved in missions, but if it is the way God is calling you to be involved, click here to let us know.