The Unfinished Task

Today I ran across this quote from Arthur Glasser that summarizes how much work there still is to do for the Gospel. 

"If every congregation in the world were to undergo a great revival and reach out to every person within their own people- that is, to everyone in the cultural spheres represented by each congregation- over half of all remaining non-Christians would still not be reached." 

So even if every church started batting 100% with their outreach, we would only cut halfway into the population of the unreached. That means there are many cultures that need to be engaged with the renewing message of Christ. The university is an extremely strategic mission field to reach the unreached both here in the states and overseas. At UCA, where Andrea and I have been for the last 8 years, we have seen students from some of the hardest to reach people groups become involved in the ministry and give their lives to Christ. We are then able to see them back to their homes as reverse missionaries. 

Africa has almost 1,000 unreached people groups. We are convinced that reaching, and then sending redeemed, spirit-filled, indigenous students back to their home towns, and into other universities across Africa will exponentially accelerate the advance of the gospel into some of the hardest to reach locations and people groups. 

 

These are the faces that will most effectively spread the Gospel throughout Africa.

Moringa!

For the past week Andrea and I have been in Springfield, MO at Missionary Training, with people preparing to go all over the world. It has been a great opportunity to learn from some seasoned missionaries; the director for our area in Africa has been there for over 40 years, amassing invaluable experience. We have two more weeks here of learning and making amazing new friends. We'd like to share just one of the many exciting things we've discovered here, The Moringa Tree.

God has already provided for the needs of the world, we just have to get the word out. As the map shows, the Moringa thrives in Mozambique; we plan on utilizing the plant and its benefits when we get there. 

If you want to learn more about this incredible life-giving tree visit, http://www.echonet.org/content/100underutilized/708/moringa_m_oleifera_and_m_stenopetala_