Jim, from missionary-blogs.com gave our little missionary “e-community” an assignment to write a short post on a scripture we love by Valentine’s day. True to form (and to the chagrin of every teacher I ever had, and often my wife) I have put this off until the last possible day. But now, a passage I love:

I was originally going to write about one of my old favorites, but this verse (which I stumbled upon while browsing the FMI website) is such a powerful Word from God – and it is incredibly true today! As we have shared about the faith of the Akha people, those who have received it can hardly believe – as American Christians we are being challenged by the faith of the Akha! As I read stories of missionaries gone before, and as I see in film depictions of incredible devotion I think of how astounded those missionaries would be if they saw what missions looks like today.

A great work is being done. Look at the nations – the world has been made smaller! Though many would credit humanism, modernism, and the revolutions of man for this change, it is so apparent to me that God has worked a work in our days. And though the “days grow evil” and terror and hatred send fear throughout the earth, the good news of Christ – of His life, His Passion and His redemption – is able to spread far faster and wider than we have ever known.

Pray that the Lord of the harvest send out laborers into this great work.