"Go ye into all the world..."

Hello Readers!
God’s Peace!

This week I have been very busy, since the Foreign Mission had their bi-annual meetings. These are over now, but now there is a lot of work to do to catch up on, as well as to act upon those decisions made at the meeting. There was one common thought that ran throughout the meeting. All of the Foreign Mission Board members have a common goal and desire. That is to be obedient to the words of our Lord when He said in Mark 16:15 - Go ye into all the world, and preach the Gospel to every creature. This is state stated goal, desire and purpose of the Foreign Mission of the Apostolic Lutheran Church of America.

However, since the world is so large, and there is so little time, we realize that a few pastors cannot do all this preaching. In Romans 10:14 it says …… and how shall they hear without a preacher? The Foreign Mission is so grateful to our Lord that He has provided many preachers in their own lands, to share in this work. We desire to continue and expand the process of using qualified preachers with a true understanding of Living Faith in Christ Jesus our Lord, to help us spread this Gospel in the various countries.

The Foreign Mission holds regular pastors and church leader training seminars in many places. For instance, there will be these training sessions coming up within the next few months in India, Guatemala, Togo, and some other West African countries. Also in January 09 we will be having seminars in The Philippines. If you are interested, just ask me for exact dates, and I will provide them as soon as possible. Please dear reader, if you can attend these conferences and seminars, please do so.

I am sure it is your desire, as it is our desire, to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ in Truth and Purity. Let us not go forth on our own power, but go forth by the power given to us from God in Heaven, through Jesus Christ our Lord.

All of this Foreign Mission work is very expensive. However, this is the Lord’s work, and we are trying to be obedient to His call. Pray earnestly that our donations will increase in this very poor economy that we now have. Unfortunately it takes a lot of money to be able to do all these tasks, and right now we are very short on funds. So please PRAY for us in this regard also.

The battle for Souls rages on in this dark world. The devil wants to win, but we have nothing to fear if we are in Christ, for scripture tells us in Romans 8:39 (KJV)
Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord.

May you be always found in His Love!
In Christ, John “Your Foreign Mission administrator.” jthree16@comcast.net www.themissionsite.com