Last month we addressed the question of how our family, in particular, will contribute practically to the mission of Team Vanuatu. This time we would like to share with you a bit of a testimony about how we arrived at this place.
We moved to Forsyth, Montana with the intention of it being our ‘forever home’, however, God had other plans. We have felt for quite a while that the Lord had other things in store for us. We had a desire to serve Him fully, holding nothing back. But how? For some time, we had been praying for guidance, but had a sense that we were being told to wait.
Over the last several years our family had developed an interest in foreign missions. Jokingly we mentioned, more than once, selling all we own and moving to Africa. We did not imagine it was a real possibility. We did what we could, supporting God’s work around the world with our time, finances, and prayers.
Then Houghton and Gretchen Richards came to speak at our church. We were so excited to meet them and hear about the team. We were thrilled to find out about the work God was doing in pulling this team together to reach these lost people half way around the world. They took our interest seriously and were a huge encouragement to us.
They shared with us the need the team had for people with experience in practical areas. It was no coincidence that over the last several years the Lord had been equipping us to meet that need. It became apparent that this was the door the Lord had opened for us. God says in His word that we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus to do good works which He prepares beforehand for us to do. (Eph 2:10) We knew right away that this was the work the Lord had prepared us for. Our doubts could hardly even be called doubts they were so faint. Everything began to fall into place. God began to remove potential barriers right and left.
We know the road ahead will not be an easy one. It will be paved with sacrifice and suffering. But when the LORD blesses us with an eternal perspective the only thing that matters is glorifying Him. As the song promises, “Turn your eyes upon Jesus, look full in His wonderful face; and the things of earth will grow strangely dim, in the light of His glory and grace.”
We pray that you also will be blessed with this eternal perspective. Delight yourself in the Lord. Lose your life for His sake, only then will you find it. (Mat 16:25)
For we are God’s workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works,
which He prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:10
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