THE BISHOP THEY UNMADE
Samuel Ajayi Crowther | Osogun, Sierra Leone, the Niger | 1809–1891 “I have FOUGHT A GOOD FIGHT, I have FINISHED MY COURSE, I have KEPT THE FAITH.”... Read more.
THE DAY THEY BROKE THE HOUSES
“They have cast fire into thy sanctuary, they have defiled by casting down the dwelling place of thy name to the ground.” Psalm 74:7 Twenty-four years.... Read more.
THE WHITE MOTHER HAS COME!
“I am ready not to be bound only, but also to die at Jerusalem for the name of the Lord Jesus.” Acts 21:13 There was no Ibadan waiting to receive them.... Read more.
WHAT COMFORT IS COSTING US
“Comfort is expensive. It costs the Church her MISSION and the world its only HOPE.” Peter Jerry We tend to think of comfort as a quiet, harmless backdrop... Read more.
THE ARITHMETIC OF ETERNITY
We are remarkably skilled at calculating return on investment in almost every area of life except the one that matters most for eternity. A businessman will spend... Read more.
YOUR MONEY WAS NEVER REALLY YOURS
“Your money was never really yours. It passed through your hands on its way to the nations.” Peter Jerry Listen to how we talk about money, even within... Read more.
LIGHT DOES NOT HOARD ITSELF
This ministry carries a name, and I have never for once ever treated that name as decoration. The name is LIGHTBEARERS. Not “light-keepers.” Not “light-admirers.”... Read more.
WHAT DOES IT COST TO REACH A VILLAGE?
We ask a lot of questions in the Church about missions. We ask whether someone is called, whether a field is open or closed, whether a strategy is contextually appropriate,... Read more.
THE GREAT COMMISSION WAS NOT OPTIONAL
“The Great Commission was not given to the willing few. It was given to the whole Church – to PRAY, to GIVE, to GO, and to SEND.” Somewhere along... Read more.
THEY HAVE NEVER HEARD — NOT EVEN ONCE
There is a word that gets used so casually in missions circles that most people have unfortunately stopped feeling it and that word is UNREACHED. We say it in prayer... Read more.