One of our responsibilities on the field is service to a local church. We are co-pastors of a multi-ethnic church called, Church United. This past month we celebrated our church's diversity with Ethnic Day. Everyone in the church wore traditional clothing from their country of origin & we shared a meal with foods from around the world. One of the incredible characteristics of the body of Christ is how people from different nations, who speak different languages, which are normally separated by ethnicity & national politics can unite together in the love & worship of Jesus Christ. 

 

The testimony of Christian people is vital to cultivating & maintaining a strong Christian witness to the non-Christian world. Christians often focus on their personal relationship with Jesus, but fail to build relationships that highlight their place in Christ. No relationship can reflect the difference Jesus can make more than a Godly marriage. This month, we held a 2-week marriage seminar focusing on building healthy marriages that not only honor the marriage covenant we made with God, but also testify of our relationship with Christ to the world.

 

While our work with the local church is crucial to the task God has entrusted us with, the primary focus is adding family members to the church of Jesus Christ. This month three people were adopted into the family. While that may not seem like many, in this part of the world, we celebrate & rejoice with heaven as each lost sheep is found by the Great Shepherd. Please keep these new brothers & sisters in your prayers as they face many obstacles & even dangers in their new lives.