Our road trip from Texas to Pennsylvania and back went very well, July 15 to August 13. We drove 3,900 miles, slept in ten different beds, and shared eight times in various settings: with Crossworld colleagues in MO; with three Sunday school class groups and a mid-week church prayer meeting in PA; with folks in a retirement village chapel service and in a country church Sunday worship service in VA; and with a home Bible study group in KY. All this in addition to the informal chats with many friends and family members too. Our purpose for this trip was to relate what we've seen God do, and is still doing, in the lives of folks in our sphere of influence.
During our excellent Crossworld Family Conference in Kansas City, we were challenged to adopt the newly-cast vision of Crossworld. It's stated clearly by Crossworld's president, Dale Losch: I dream of disciple-makers from all professions bringing God's love to life in the world's least-reached marketplaces. There is a better way to do missions these days, at least a different way, one that specifically engages committed disciple-makers from many secular professions, along with traditionally trained workers, to do effective, innovative, cross-cultural ministry around the world.
I wish sometimes that I could begin my missions 'career' again, doing discipleship better, and doing it more intentionally. That's what it's all about. May God use Crossworld's refocused vision to mobilize more to reach many of the unreached.
During our excellent Crossworld Family Conference in Kansas City, we were challenged to adopt the newly-cast vision of Crossworld. It's stated clearly by Crossworld's president, Dale Losch: I dream of disciple-makers from all professions bringing God's love to life in the world's least-reached marketplaces. There is a better way to do missions these days, at least a different way, one that specifically engages committed disciple-makers from many secular professions, along with traditionally trained workers, to do effective, innovative, cross-cultural ministry around the world.
I wish sometimes that I could begin my missions 'career' again, doing discipleship better, and doing it more intentionally. That's what it's all about. May God use Crossworld's refocused vision to mobilize more to reach many of the unreached.
