God Has Given

September 28th, 2007

Picture a village of huts made of mud walls and thatched roofs. Natives come out of their homes, as our car pulls onto a large dirt clearing in the village of SakiBoboTown. The villagers walk over to greet us, their Chief leading the way. They know Ezekiel the Liberian evangelist, for he has led many of them to the Lord, but this is the first time they have met Gary and Enoch and me.

The villagers want a church, and their Chief has agreed. In fact, the he has given Ezekiel permission to build a church in the center of their village; he has even donated property on which to build it! As the Chief shakes our hands one by one, the villagers smile in approval that missionaries have come to visit their town. Proudly, the he takes us through the Town School in which he has authorized Christians to meet. He points out a large stretch of property which he has given–free of charge–on which to build a church. The Chief is pleased; we are all pleased; but I think God must be the most pleased of all!

GOD HAS GIVEN Gary and me a MANDATE to go and make disciples of all the nations. We have gone to Liberia and we will return. We have visited the towns and villages, and the people are crying out, “Please come back and help us be disciples of Jesus Christ.” We will return by God’s grace. Can you help us?