Jesus' Commission to every one of his followers of all time is recorded in five passages from the New Testament

Then the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had told them to go. When they saw him, they worshiped him; but some doubted. Then Jesus came to them and said, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me. Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you. And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age."

The simple mistake that most believers make is that we are willing to "go" but actually plan to stay.  Instead of that passive approach to obedience, Mike Hulsey challenged our church last Sunday to have hearts of obedience and give God room to be God in our lives.  Instead of deciding whether we think we can accomplish, afford and work in whatever God is calling us to do I challenge you to simply pray - be honest with God about what your preferences are but then pray His word back and present yourself for service.  Praying something like this,

"God, as your child I present myself for service and am ready to "go" wherever you send me.  I am going to make plans to go on one of the trips to Nicaragua that the church has planned unless you show me otherwise" 

 A prayer like that takes courage and requires us to walk by faith ... and puts us in a position to be used by God.  Last Sunday night at the Missions Banquet, one person came wanting to go on the trip Rachel is leading in early August.  However, after praying, she felt that God was showing her that she needed to help send others by supporting them financially.  That - my friends - is the Lord at work!  She was planning to go but willing to stay and the Lord made His will clear to her.

 If you are willing to pray the courageous kind of prayer just described then I propose the following three steps (these are the same ones I laid out for everyone at the Missions Banquet):

STEP ONE      Pray - ask God what He wants

STEP TWO     Get in touch with me or Rachel depending on the trip you are considering.  Our email addresses are:      paul@wearefaithbridge.com and rachel@wearefaithbridge.com

STEP THREE   Get started: get a passport if you have don't have one already get that process started; call the Health Department to schedule your shots, and (important you start early) send out your support letters. 

At the Mission banquet I passed our materials to help you better understand what we will be doing, immunizations needed, packing list, deposits due, sample support letter, etc.  Click here to download the Frequently Asked Questions and here for the Packing List.

It has been said, "God loves you and has a wonderful plan for your life."  That is a profound truth.  Do you believe it and are you willing to go after it?