A few years ago Fredna and I were travelling in the northern part of Namibia, visiting churches, passing out Bibles and encouraging our brothers and sisters in Christ. We drove by a village and saw a lady sitting close to the road by her cooking fire. The village was not very large, and we didn’t see hardly any people around the open areas. This woman was sitting there with a baby preparing a meal for her family.
We stopped to visit with her, and ask if there were any churches in the area. During the conversation she asked for a Bible. My first question to her was, “Can you read?” She told me that she could not, but one of her children could because she attended school. I immediately gave her a book – not just any book – it was the Word of God in her mother tongue.
She was so happy! She called her children to her so she could show them the new Bible. Then she looked at me and said, “You people come and tell us about Jesus and the light begins to shine. Then you leave and the light goes out. With this Bible the light will never go out.”
For years I have been challenging people and churches to financially support the work of missions. I believe that it is God’s heart – reaching the lost of this world. Do people have a right to hear that their Creator gave His life for them? Do people have a right to hear that God loves them with an everlasting love? Do people deserve to enjoy the “Light”?
As children of God we have a responsibility to send this gospel to every corner of the earth, to enlighten every individual possible, to share the good news of Jesus Christ! As they say in Liberia, “I beg you please…” the next time you have the opportunity, give so that others can hear, so the light never goes out!
Proverbs 11:30, “…and he that winneth souls is wise.”
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