TEAMS IN ACTION
NEW Gospel Outreach in Regions Beyond
NEW Medical Dental Evangelism and Church Growth
NEW Graduation of Students
New Mission Churches
NEW Baptist Mission Started in Zapotillo, Honduras
New Bible Institute Courses by Extension
New Juan Alberto Herrera's Testimony
New First Bible Institute Course taught at Danli January 2005
Seminary Extension Courses in Managua, Nicaragua
Christian
Missionaries and Missionary Christians
by Tom Ascol
"We never test the resources of God until we attempt the impossible" -- F. B. Meyer
"We must do something!
Expect great things from God! Attempt great things for God!"
-- William Carey,
father of the modern missionary movement.
"Anything God has ever done He can do now. Anything He has ever done anywhere, He can do here! Anything God has ever done for anyone He can do for us" - A. W. Tozer
Esquias, Honduras, February, 2003.
“And God created . . . every living creature that moves . . . and God saw that it was good” – Genesis 1:21
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eternarians have one of the greatest opportunities to witness for Christ on medical mission teams.
It is amazing how many people will
gather up their pets and
livestock and bring them to a central location when they hear that a doctor has come to
immunize and provide health care for their animals.
Veterinary medicine opens doors to
share the gospel with animal owners. Many of these owners put their faith in Christ as
they listened to Christian veterinarians.
Once Christian vets have a group of people circled around them as they treat their
animals, they will pause from their work for a few minutes and begin to share what Jesus
Christ means to them. Doors swing open and people reverently listen to every word.
“In just a little while you will have a hundred people
gathered up around watching you treat their animals.”
The people already have their interest peaked because of common interests and concerns.
After the vet has taken time to share through an interpreter God’s saving grace in his life, the interpreter can easily continue sharing the plan of salvation to the listening group, and then he can give them an opportunity to respond to the gospel message.
“When
they see how you treat their animals they will listen to you share with them your
relationship with Jesus Christ.”
As a part of a recent medical-dental-evangelism team at Esquias, Honduras, Dr. Dean
Martin and Dr. Amy Moffatt shared the love of God with hundreds of individuals.
Amy was a star women’s soccer team player in high school and the university. She demonstrated her athletic skills on the soccer field to the Honduran men’s utter amazement. Her professional hands and skills reached out in compassion to these farmers and their friends.
It is wonderful being involved in
something that will still be worthwhile a million years from now!
