China – in His image

Entries from June 2008

Good intentions are not enough…

June 14, 2008 · 1 Comment

Good intentions have to be joined to sound economics in order to realize the hope, opportunity and prosperity that our world so desperately needs. Every night on the news you hear people of good will, including our religious leaders, who petition our government for more and more programs to help the poor.

We don’t need more poverty programs, we need prosperity programs. We need to encourage and strengthen the natural gifts and talents people have for their own betterment, and demand social and political institutions that allow businesses to thrive. The core principles of freedom, hard work, using your God-given talents in excellent ways and looking to the needs of others are the core values of who we are as human beings, and no government, no matter how oppressive, can suppress our nature forever.

We need to continue to challenge distorted thinking with truth by engaging religious and people of faith in meaningful dialogue and influence those who shape the moral consensus in defense of individual liberty. Now more than ever before, our nation and our world are in desperate need of leaders with a proper understanding of their role in securing and sustaining a free society.

We’re intrigued by the sometimes surprising ways that God chooses to use our ministry in places where the gospel is rarely heard. When we have victories, we like to share them. And when we feel defeated, we want to tell our friends, because when you pray with us, we’ve seen the power of God turn defeat into victory. As we come to mind, please pray for the power of God to precede us, and that the Holy Spirit will prepare hearts for the message of Jesus Christ. Pray that God will empower us to walk with Him in the tough, rocky places that we must go. Pray with us, that we will communicate effectively.

If you didn’t already know this, we have no denomination or foundation that supports our ministry. We are a faith mission, supported by the free-will gifts of individuals and a few churches who believe in what we’re doing.

Until everyone has heard in the land…

Categories: God

Lead your Church…

June 8, 2008 · Leave a Comment

Are you ready to take missions to a higher level in your church? Are you ready to ignite a fire for impacting lostness in China? Political freedom, economic progress, human rights and the alleviation of poverty will not transform human hearts or usher in the kingdom of God. Only He can do that. He transforms hearts in the midst of poverty and plenty, in democracies and dictatorships, in peace and in war. Transformed hearts, in turn, transform nations.

How can you use your skills to make an eternal impact in China? As China opens its gates to the world, we are presented with a unique window to bring God’s love to the 1.3 billion Chinese who have never heard the gospel.  You can be part of this unprecedented opportunity to impact China for Christ.

No matter what language is used, God hears, understands and answers the prayers of His people. Right now, the churches of the United States are taking this opportunity to make sure the Chinese people hear the gospel.

Every year more than 1 million Mainland Chinese visit Southeast Asia as tourists. We want to answer Christ’s call to make disciples by sharing a witness with these tourists and by giving those Bibles and other Christian materials. You can help to bring the Good News to those who have little or no chance to hear it where they live. Help make their vacation a life-changing one.

With more than 1.3 billion people in China, the only way we can reach them is one million at a time. There are today over 200 cities in China with a population of more than one million each. Half of those cities have never heard the gospel. There is a way to reach those people. Are you a “Trailblazer”?

Discover how your church can focus its prayers and expertise to win a China city to Christ in partnership with us. Christ is knocking on the door wanting to know the lost peoples of China. How can you and your church respond?

Until everyone has heard in the land…

Categories: God