Now

January 25, 2009

Just a few of the abundant new and exciting statistics:

Iran:

1980: 100 known believers

2009: 10 million known believers in a land where persecution is heavy.

Afghanistan:

There are as many people coming to Christ in 1 month, as they used to see in 10 years.

China:

Formerly one of the most closed and unreached people has become one of the world’s strongest, fastest growing church planting movements, and they meet predominantly underground.

India:

In an area once known as the “graveyard of missions” it had been 100 years since workers had seen anyone come to Christ, is just recently a church planting movement of 300,000 and growing.

 

If this doesn’t make you want to jump on a plane and get in on what God’s doing in the nations, you must be crazy.

“Do you not say, ‘Four months more and then the harvest’? I tell you, open your eyes and look at the fields! They are ripe for harvest.” John 4:35

 ”When he saw the crowds, He had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37 Then He said to his disciples, ”The harvest is plentiful, but the laborers are few;38 therefore pray earnestly to the Lord of the harvest to send out laborers into his harvest.” Matthew 9:36-38

They’re hungry. He’s moving. Let’s go.

One Response to “Now”

  1. Kim said

    Thank you, Mel. It is good, good, good for me to remember today…whether I go across the street or across the ocean. Continue to call out…others will hear. Praising the Lamb with you today!

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