Monday, March 19, 2012

Unreached People

I am sitting in a guest room in Calcutta, India.  Our church has a team of people who have come to do missions work with Calcutta Mercy Ministries in India.  Once again, this trip like the others has opened my eyes to people who don't have a personal relationship with Jesus. 
Ashlyn praying for a lady in India  

When we first arrived in Calcutta, we set out to a city named Ranchi.  It was an 8 hour train ride.  We met one of the pastors and also with the Assistant General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God in that region.  These men have a heart to reach "Unreached People Groups".  Unreached People Groups are groups of people that have never heard of the gospel of Jesus Christ. 

Children Praying in India
Pastor John, who is the Assistant General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, shared with that many of these people still live in the jungles of India.  I know it is hard for some of us to believe that there are still people who have never heard the name of Jesus.  It is true and we must do something.  Pastor John shared there were 32,000 villages with only 250 churches.  They estitmate that each village has approximately 10,000 people.  Wow!  3.2 million people with only 250 churches.  This lets me know that we need to be very intentional about church planting and reaching these people with the good news that Jesus loves them.  There are people are being reached but there are so many who have not heard.  There are schools that the children attend and are taught how to pray and to live for Jesus.  There are still so many who have not heard.
The Unreached...Africa

There seems to be a theme of what God is telling me.  The first of this year, I was privileged to a place in Africa to visit an area where people have never heard the name of Jesus.  I will not mention the particular name of this place because of the sensitivity of the area.  Men and women are putting their lives on the line to share the good news of Jesus Christ with the people of that area.  Once again, the Lord is speaking to me about being more intentional about taking the gospel to the "Unreached People Groups". 

I believe that each one of us can be a part of reaching those who have never heard about Jesus.  Stop and ask yourself, "What can I do?"  First of all we need to pray.  We need to pray that God will protect our missionaries but also pray that God would send laborers into these places to tell people about Jesus.  We also need to pray and ask God what we can do financially.  It is true.  Money is needed to start churches and to equip people to do the work of the ministry. 

So, here I sit here in Calcutta once again being challenged by God's Holy Spirit.  I would also like to challenge each person who is reading this to pray and ask God to speak to your heart.  Ask Him what you can do? 

We must reach the unreached because...."EVERY SOUL MATTERS".

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Monday, March 19, 2012

Unreached People

I am sitting in a guest room in Calcutta, India.  Our church has a team of people who have come to do missions work with Calcutta Mercy Ministries in India.  Once again, this trip like the others has opened my eyes to people who don't have a personal relationship with Jesus. 
Ashlyn praying for a lady in India  

When we first arrived in Calcutta, we set out to a city named Ranchi.  It was an 8 hour train ride.  We met one of the pastors and also with the Assistant General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God in that region.  These men have a heart to reach "Unreached People Groups".  Unreached People Groups are groups of people that have never heard of the gospel of Jesus Christ. 

Children Praying in India
Pastor John, who is the Assistant General Superintendent of the Assemblies of God, shared with that many of these people still live in the jungles of India.  I know it is hard for some of us to believe that there are still people who have never heard the name of Jesus.  It is true and we must do something.  Pastor John shared there were 32,000 villages with only 250 churches.  They estitmate that each village has approximately 10,000 people.  Wow!  3.2 million people with only 250 churches.  This lets me know that we need to be very intentional about church planting and reaching these people with the good news that Jesus loves them.  There are people are being reached but there are so many who have not heard.  There are schools that the children attend and are taught how to pray and to live for Jesus.  There are still so many who have not heard.
The Unreached...Africa

There seems to be a theme of what God is telling me.  The first of this year, I was privileged to a place in Africa to visit an area where people have never heard the name of Jesus.  I will not mention the particular name of this place because of the sensitivity of the area.  Men and women are putting their lives on the line to share the good news of Jesus Christ with the people of that area.  Once again, the Lord is speaking to me about being more intentional about taking the gospel to the "Unreached People Groups". 

I believe that each one of us can be a part of reaching those who have never heard about Jesus.  Stop and ask yourself, "What can I do?"  First of all we need to pray.  We need to pray that God will protect our missionaries but also pray that God would send laborers into these places to tell people about Jesus.  We also need to pray and ask God what we can do financially.  It is true.  Money is needed to start churches and to equip people to do the work of the ministry. 

So, here I sit here in Calcutta once again being challenged by God's Holy Spirit.  I would also like to challenge each person who is reading this to pray and ask God to speak to your heart.  Ask Him what you can do? 

We must reach the unreached because...."EVERY SOUL MATTERS".

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