Jesus in his earthly ministry looked out on a world and acknowledge "The harvest is plentiful but the workers are few". He was looking out on a people who were like sheep without a shepherd, and he had compassion on them.
His disciples perhaps didn't understand the full nature of what Jesus meant. Jesus was to die and rise again, and by this act he was opening a new way to God, so that the message was to be spread well beyond that little patch of the Middle East known as Judea, up and off to the ends of the Earth. The harvest of those who needed Jesus as their shepherd was indeed a great harvest!
But Jesus knew who to turn to in this issue. "Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore, to send out workers into his harvest field".
One of the biggest jobs ahead of Tim and I is the recruiting of people to assist us and be a "launch team" for our church plant. These are people who agree to join the church and participate with it's mission.
We would love you to join us in praying to the Lord of the Harvest for workers to assist us in this mission.
In particular we are praying for people who have certain gifts necessary for the running of the church. We need people who are gifted in the areas of finance, administration, and music. We need people with a heart for evangelism, discipleship and training.
We need people who are willing to serve, because church planting involves everyone pitching in with all kinds of jobs.
If you could join with us in praying for these, we would greatly appreciate it. Our experience is that the God of the Harvest is indeed generous, and we look forward to seeing how he answers our prayers.
Thanks!
Belinda
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