Vision
All We Need Are Bicycles
0We had driven 555 kms of bad road last week — and felt like Paul the Apostle after one of his narrow escapes from the mobs. But that was nothing. The Zambian Church-Planters and evangelists we met cover roughly the same distance on bicycle, four times a
year, to reach their neighbours!
The war is over in Angola, landmines largely removed — the land has great openness, and huge need, for the gospel. Our fledgling group of pastors and evangelists, with the most meagre resources, have planted 19 churches over the past five years, biking into Angola!
“All we need are bicycles,” they say. “Oh, and maybe some tents.” They get caught in frequent downpours in this high country, one time tucking into a little shelter that “kept our tops dry, but our feet were sticking outside!”
After its decades of suffering, war-torn Angola has myriads of orphans and amputees. One way of making a difference now is supporting one of the most impressive and committed little mission bands that we have ever met, the Mwinilunga Missions Committee of the PAOZ.
God Knows Best
0Understanding why God asks us to give
Everyone experiences hardships: in relationships, in health, and in finances. Any one of these factors can keep us from giving our time, energy, love, or money to others. If we merely give out of the abundance of our time or resources, little faith and little
self-sacrifice is required.
When we give sacrificially, however, we are acting in obedience to our Saviour, who warned us: “No one can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money” (Matthew 6:24).
When God prompts us to give in difficult, or even seemingly “impossible” circumstances, He is often seeking to test or reset our divided affections.
God doesn’t need our time or our money but he does want our hearts—He made us, so He knows that asking us to give is the perfect way to break our love of money and of self, and redirect our devotion to Him.
God’s wisdom is at work in our lives. How does knowing this help you to cope in difficult circumstances?
How might God be challenging you to imitate the sacrificial love that Christ has shown?
How do you Change a Nation?
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Malawi Refuge Camp
Change A Nation One Leader At A Time!
Harlyn Purdy‘s vision is to see the country of Malawi become a nation under God by training one leader at a time at the Pentecostal Bible College of Malawi.
God is calling the future leaders of Malawi but they need help to secure their education so that they can take the gospel into remote villages, towns, and cities.
One student scholarship is just $50 month – would you Give Every Day to impact the nation of Malawi?
