Trip Summary

OK, I know there will be several take aways as God is still speaking to me through memories from the trip. But here are a few things on my mind lately:
First, the gospel became more real to me this week than I can recall in a very long time. There is a reason it is called the good news. The fact that the infinitely powerful, perfectly Holy God and creator of the universe loved me so much that he continually pursues me despite my flawed belief that I make a better God than him. That is the essence of sin. We think we know better about how to live our lives than God so we try and live it our own way. So he sent his son to earth to be our substitute. That fact alone drives us to tell others. I am a flawed vessel that is prone to mistakes every day and that God chose believers like me to spread the gospel and make his glory known throughout the world is incredibly humbling to me.
Next, the scope of the job given to us by God is massive and not achievable by us. But again, that is the point. If we could do it then we get the glory not God. For those of you not Southern Baptist probably missed this but the pastor at my church spoke this week to the Southern Baptist Convention and mentioned that there are over 3800 identifiable people groups around the world that can be classified as "unreached". That means no known believers and no way of hearing the gospel. We have been charged by God to reach these people. They are going to hell otherwise. If we have a real relationship with Jesus Christ, then we don't have a choice. We must share. Both locally and globally. Because I don't know about you but I can't wait to see more of this in Heaven.