“You will seek me and
find me when you seek me with all your heart.” (Jeremiah 29:13)
You’re going on a mission trip? What do you do on a mission trip? Who has
God brought together? What do you plan to bring back with you?
These are a lot of questions that are asked when an individual, or a church,
plan a mission trip. But I have a few questions of my own to ask. Why are you
going? What are you expecting from your mission trip? What do you want to see
God do? What do you want Him to do, in, through, and around you? What are you
bringing back with you? Are you asking for, seeking for, and knocking you for
God things to take place.
The mission trips I remember most clearly are those where the group going was
prayerfully prepared. They were praying before they went, invited others to
join them in their prayers, and prayed during the trip. I encourage you to ask
God to reveal Himself to you in ways you never have expected and to experience
things you have never experienced.
Are you searching for Him during the trip? Do you want to find Him? Do you
desire that those you minister to and with will find Him as well? Sure, the
special souvenir that will remind you of your time is nice. But what about that
changed heart? What about the person who has come to love the Lord and give
his/herself to Him? Which is more important?
So what are you bringing back with you?
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Join in the observance of Orphan Sunday, Nov
4, and pray for AIM as we serve orphan and hurting children in India.
“Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look
after orphans and widows in their distress…” (James 1:27)
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