Just this morning I was reading an e-mail from a relative of mine who is a missionary in Papua New Guinea. She was describing an upcoming outreach event they were undertaking as follows:
Monday they took a bus to Lae on the coast and (hopefully) Wednesday boarded a boat bound for Oro Bay. After a night on the boat, they land and take a bus to Popendetta, another bus to the Afore district, and then walk 2 hours to a village to sleep. Besides Bibles, they took guitars, extra strings, lanterns, loud speakers, microphone, car battery, and ace bandages sent by some of you. They’ll spend 10 days walking in the Afore area, another 2 days in Popendetta on their way back, and then return. Our team has been praying that the Lord will bless their skits, songs, and sermons to His glory.
Can you imagine the passion they must have for their people to know God that they are willing to do all this just to have an opportunity to share? I must admit…I was convicted.
As women's ministry leaders, many of us are in the middle of planning outreach events for our women, and encouraging them to invite their co-workers, friends, neighbors and relatives. I know that it is sometimes discouraging if women within our ministries don't take advantage of these opportunities for outreach that we leaders work so hard to provide. But my encouragement to you today is not to give up. Your next outreach event may just be the open door that will eventually change a woman's eternity! (And most of us won't have had to walk for 10 days carrying a car battery to make the event happen!)
Have a blessed day!
Dawn
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