Won’t you lead them to the cross?
There
were 9 young leaders who joined AOT – Advance Operations Training to train and
grow more in their faith, and in sharing the Word of God. Eight of them were
sent to a village goin’ up and down the mountain, rocky and steep dirt road on
a motorcycle for 45 minutes, each motorcycle with 5 people on it including the
driver. (imagine that!). it was very
uncomfortable, very tiring and quite an unsafe ride . while they were
travelling, they were praying in their hearts, enduring their uncomfortable
position under the scorching heat of the sun just to reach that village. After
that travel that seemed like forever, they reached the village where they will
be ministering only for a few days.
Right the next day,
the team was divided into 2 groups to share the Gospel and to encourage those
who seemed to have gone cold in their faith. One team, went to a community
called Hope. There were once many believers in Hope. 80 families used to gather with
united hearts to worship and serve God. But differences and misunderstandings
caused divisions that scattered them. Some no longer go to church while others
just chose to join other groups heading
to a wrong path.
While the team was hiking to Hope, they were asking the Lord to lead them to the homes of these
“believers” so they could be encouraged won back to the Lord and let the love
and forgiveness of God thrive once more in this once so warm and loving village
of believers.
the team thanks the Lord so much because He lead them to 10
believer sin the village and got to share God’s Word to them encouraging them
to forgive and to once again walk in faith in the Lord. The life of an old
believer named Tatay (sir) Mariano really challenged and touched the teams’
heart. Tatay Mariano is 78 years old, with an amputated leg, with dull eyes and
dull ears. But none of these infirmities stopped him from teaching Sunday
School and still serving God. even though there were only 3, 7 or 5 people
attending church, he still would enthusiastically and joyfully teach, trusting
God. once in a bible study with him, he said, “ It should not only be you
sharing the Good News, we also should do that.” it could be seen that his
greatest desire is to do God’s will and that fuels him daily to continue to
serve Him faithfully.
It seemed that he indeed has considered his life nothing to
him if only he may finish the race and complete the task that the Lord Jesus
has given him – the task of testifying to the Gospel of God’s grace. (Acts
20:24) this just proves that there is neither reason nor any situation that
could be an enough excuse not to serve God
if you and I will be willing to surrender our lives to God and let Him
do his will with us.
If a man like him with all this disabilities could continue
to serve God with all his strength and such joy in his heart, then all the more
that we should be able to do that because we do not have any physical
disabilities. And even if we have, still it would not be enough reason nor
would that be too hard for Christ to use to glorify himself through us.
What will you do for God?
Souls are crying, men
are dying,
Won’t you lead them to
the cross?
Won’t you go to reach
the lost for the cross?
Won’t you give
yourself to God as a living sacrifice to bring them to Christ?
I have been crucified with Christ and I no longer live.
- - Gigi, 24
South Cotabato
* Pray with Gigi as she goes back to Samar to facilitate training for Nehemiah Teams there, supervise teams, and continue to do follow up among the believers in the River areas and help with continued relief operations among the Waray and Leytenio people.
