"Yes, when? When indeed shall we see a real church miliant here upon the earth? Christ's call is to feed the hungry, not the full; to save the lost, not the stiff necked; not to call the scoffers, but sinners to repentance; not build and furnish comfortable chapels, churches, and cathedrals at home in which to rock Christian professors to sleep by means of clever essays, sterotyped prayers, and artisical musical performances, but to raise living churches of souls among the destitute, to capture men from the devil's clutches and snatch them from the very jaws of hell, to enlist and train them for Jesus, and make them into an Almighty Army of God. But this can only be accomplished by a red-hot, unconventional, unfettered Holy Ghost religion, where neither church nor state, neither man nor traditions are worshipped or preached, but only Christ and Him crucified. Not to confess Christ by fancy collars, church cloths. church steeples, or rich embroidered altar cloths, but by reckless sacrifice and heroism in the foremost trenches." -C.T. Studd
Update from Thailand:
Through this trip I think I have realized most the importance for sold out Christians who truly believe the Gospel. Ministry is hard and at many times you will see no fruit for your labor, but that is when you remember... I am not doing any of this for me. Short term ministry is difficult because right about the time you are beginning to form relationships that could grow and cause them to wonder about your faith, you must leave. I have so much respect for long term missionaries. We desperately need thousands and thousands of Christ-followers living among and serving and sharing with the millions of unreached people.
It is virtually impossible to live a selfless life in the comforts of America... We need to all step out on faith and go. Do not pray that God will send anyone but you... but pray that He will use you in big ways!
We only have 10 more days here with our family... 10 more days to love on these kids that desperately need it... 10 days to tell our Buddhist friends about the only way to have hope, the only way to be saved from an eternity apart from Christ in hell. These last 10 days are critical. Please continue to pray for Kaitlyn and I and the other groups in Thailand as we all rely on Christ's strength here in the end. We are expecting miracles!
-Amy
Update from Thailand:Through this trip I think I have realized most the importance for sold out Christians who truly believe the Gospel. Ministry is hard and at many times you will see no fruit for your labor, but that is when you remember... I am not doing any of this for me. Short term ministry is difficult because right about the time you are beginning to form relationships that could grow and cause them to wonder about your faith, you must leave. I have so much respect for long term missionaries. We desperately need thousands and thousands of Christ-followers living among and serving and sharing with the millions of unreached people.
"If Jesus Christ be God and died for me, then no sacrifice can be too great for me to make for Him." - CT Studd
It is virtually impossible to live a selfless life in the comforts of America... We need to all step out on faith and go. Do not pray that God will send anyone but you... but pray that He will use you in big ways!We only have 10 more days here with our family... 10 more days to love on these kids that desperately need it... 10 days to tell our Buddhist friends about the only way to have hope, the only way to be saved from an eternity apart from Christ in hell. These last 10 days are critical. Please continue to pray for Kaitlyn and I and the other groups in Thailand as we all rely on Christ's strength here in the end. We are expecting miracles!
-Amy