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Ticket and a briefcase . . . or God's grace?

Though Brooke and I have lived in Budapest for two-and-a-half years, I’ve always felt that my most significant contribution to the enterprise of world missions would be in North America. During our extended visit to the U.S. this winter I was humbled by the opportunities I was given to speak into the missions strategies of several of our partnering churches.

One of the highlights of our home assignment was our January visit to Colorado Springs and Vanguard Church. Vanguard was the church we attended and served while living in Colorado from 2000 to 2002. Here’s a very blurry photo of Kelly Williams, Vanguard’s senior pastor, interviewing us during the church’s missions weekend . . .

In the days leading up to that weekend, I had the opportunity to consult with Vanguard’s lay missions committee called the “Beyond Ourselves” team. They are considering an October journey to Far East Russia. This will be Vanguard’s first church-wide missions trip. In a subsequent email one of the team members wrote this . . .

“Thanks for your wisdom and input about going to the Russian
Far East. We hope to keep your points in mind as we pray and plan.”

In December and January I consulted with missions leaders from several churches . . . Perimeter Church (my home church in Duluth, GA), Grace Fellowship Church (Johnson City, TN), Bent Tree Bible Fellowship (Carrollton, TX), Midlothian Bible Church (Midlothian, TX) and of course, Vanguard.

This is all the result of God’s grace. He has allowed me to convert twelve years of experience in missions into principles that seem to connect with other thoughtful Kingdom-minded people. Glory to Him.

Posted by Lee at February 1, 2005 01:49 AM