Why is it important to maintain a presence in Europe?
Saturday, October 20th, 2007
God loves Europeans. He has a plan for them. That plan is summed up in one word: Glory. And you will meet many French-speaking family members when the Lord comes.
We are but 200 years from the French revolution. For God, that is but a breath. (Remember, Israel spent 400 years in Egypt. Almost 500 years passed between Daniel’s vision of the God’s Kingdom and the enthronement of the Messiah.) Supporting slow-growing, slow-going missions is not a waste of time or resources. It is part of God’s plan and he has gifted people through his Spirit to do it and enabled churches to be partners in that effort.
I believe two things about Europe: What we learn here about “evangelizing” will one day (perhaps in 20 or 30 years) be applicable to the USA as the USA follows philosophically in Europe’s steps (on a material and economic level, Europe follows the USA’s lead…); And we must be present, trained and ready when openness to the Gospel comes. Waiting for that day, then training people, will mean lost opportunities. Spiritual vacuums will be quickly filled with deadly philosophies.
And let me mention, we are planning on staying.
We are but 200 years from the French revolution. For God, that is but a breath. (Remember, Israel spent 400 years in Egypt. Almost 500 years passed between Daniel’s vision of the God’s Kingdom and the enthronement of the Messiah.) Supporting slow-growing, slow-going missions is not a waste of time or resources. It is part of God’s plan and he has gifted people through his Spirit to do it and enabled churches to be partners in that effort.
I believe two things about Europe: What we learn here about “evangelizing” will one day (perhaps in 20 or 30 years) be applicable to the USA as the USA follows philosophically in Europe’s steps (on a material and economic level, Europe follows the USA’s lead…); And we must be present, trained and ready when openness to the Gospel comes. Waiting for that day, then training people, will mean lost opportunities. Spiritual vacuums will be quickly filled with deadly philosophies.
And let me mention, we are planning on staying.
