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Triangle members and
attenders may use the special Global Missions envelop in
the pew racks or
chair backs, or the one in your
personal contribution envelop box. All gifts are
tax-deductible.
When we give to the CBF Offering for
Global Missions, we join hands and reach beyond the
borders of our community to embrace a world beyond our
awareness that in need. As Christians, we can accomplish good
work but we could never do alone. Everywhere one looks,
he could see how impacting natural
disasters affect other countries. As Christians we can
respond to the calling of those in need in so many ways.
Whether it is teaching to grow gardens to feed the poor,
emergency response to natural disasters, such as
earthquakes, feeding communities with famine, or digging
wells for the people who are thirsty. As people in
Christ, we give, we go
– together, as we tap into God’s dream. Together, we are embracing the world.
It is necessary to do our part and allow
God to bless those resources and trust God
multiplies the gifts, both big and small. As
individuals, one could never understand the full impact of our giving – but there are
glimpses. There are moments when our desire to help
merges with the ability to help. Like the “Stories on Wheels” bus in Phillips
County, Arkansas.
Here, in one of the poorest 20
counties in the U.S., this mobile library is creating
change. During the summer this bus travels throughout
Phillips County, reaching children as young as 3 years
old. Volunteers read books and Bible stories aloud, and
each child takes a book home. Children learn about God, the
world, and themselves.
In China’s Sichuan Province, Elder Zhang
can tell you about these glimpses that remind us why
we’re called to give and go. As the leader of the city
church in Bazhong, China, 71 year-old Elder Zhang
remembers when the gospel was not allowed in China. For
years this land has been prayed for and dreamed of by a
congregation thousands strong and growing everyday. And
one day, despite the poverty of this region, this
hillside will be home to a new building for Bazhong
Church, a thriving congregation that just 20 years ago
was only a handful of believers. Now, there are more
than 20,000 throughout the region, plus 16 registered
churches and even more “meeting points” that will
eventually become official churches. In this small,
isolated region, God has moved and, if you ask Elder
Zhang, shows no sign of stopping.
As we give, we partner with this good
work, years in the making. We come together to give so
we can work with Christians around the world to
experience
God’s dream. God had us in mind when He told
Abraham that he would be the father of many nations.
There is but one commandment that is ever-present when
referring to our fellow man, to love one another as God
loved us! The work is possible, but the burden cannot be
endured alone. Please give generously to the CBF Offering
for Global Missions as we embrace the world.
Triangle members and
attenders may use the special Global Missions envelop in
the pew racks or chair backs, or the one in your
personal contribution envelop box. All gifts are
tax-deductible. |
