The mission trip I will be undertaking at the end of this month is something which I have thought about carefully. Hearing the need of more people to join the team is one thing, but the importance of taking it up to God and taking that further step is something else.
While praying about this opportunity, God reminded me through his word the need for people to go out and spread his word. Many Old Testament and New Testament folks went about this, trusting that God would be with them through the joys and challenges of the journey ahead.
The Philippines is not as unreached as many other Asian countries, however it still has many physical, economic, environmental and spiritual needs. A lot of the population follow Catholicism with many also living below the poverty line. These sorts of needs along with hearing what some of the missionaries face when working there is something that was on my heart to want to serve in the Philippines over the summer.
Even though this trip will mean a few sacrifices, I am prepared to make them and trust God about them. I know that the sacrifices are sometimes nothing compared to what the long-term missionaries have made to live and serve amongst Filipinos, yet they do it because they love God.
OMF International( the organisation the team will be going out with ) has been working in the Philippines for some time working strategically to preach the gospel to those who haven’t heard. Below is a link for further information on the Philippines.
http://www.omf.org/omf/australia/media/fact_sheets/philippines_profile
Thanks for reading and will bring you Reflection 2 in the next week or so.
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