Engaging in Missions: First Do No Harm
Written by Page Johnson
Imagine this: Your mission team brings trunks full of shoes to fit onto kids’ feet within a community. The team worked for months to collect them and sort them. You see smiles, laughter, share Jesus and go home feeling great and post lots of pictures of barefooted kids who now have shoes! Share this all with the church and give the glory to God. It feels great to do good things! Right? But wait…If you had taken time to survey the entire scene, you may have seen a man in the market with a blanket spread with various ...
Personal Learning Experience Through the Five Core Values
Written by Myles Morrison
When you join the CBM Internship, you are introduced to five program core values. These are five different areas for you to learn, grow, seek, explore, and demonstrate throughout your time as a CBM Intern and beyond. Some of them were harder to understand and practice than others, but without the accountability and practice of these things I would not be where I am today, better equipping myself for ministry.
Humility:
This one was a really fun one to practice. I am often very prideful and big-headed, so a lot ...
FROM THE VAULT: Jehovah Jireh
Introduction Written by Jacquelyn Davis
One of the most amazing things about being a part of missions is getting to see firsthand the provision of God. There are so many aspects of God’s provision, and I want to point out a few of them today, to remind ourselves of the goodness of our God.
1. God intimately and intentionally provides.
It blows me away to think that God, the all-knowing, all-powerful, creator of the universe cares deeply enough to understand my needs and wants. Our Father truly desires to give us good things and, as ...
Teens in Camping Ministry
by Jan Richoux
Teen ministry is an exciting, fast paced, drama filled experience. It is rewarding to see teens from Christian homes take the faith of their parents and make it their own through developing a quiet time, and through practical service, while sharing with other teens. There are a few times when young Christians from non-believing homes come and are nurtured in their faith. A Christian camp is an excellent venue to mentor and train high school students. There is something about living among other Christians in a camp setting, rather than just the one to ...
Will I Stay? (What to do when missions gets difficult.)
by Gracia Burnham
Stay? Or leave? Well, let’s see.
It might be good to remember the reason we got into this “job” in the first place. God’s truth is so glorious that it MUST be shared. We know the only solution to the sin and death problem that plagues mankind! The need of man will never change–and the answer remains the same. Jesus said, “Go. And I will be with you!” So, we go!
Missionaries are real humans who experience life just like everyone else. They aren’t super heroes as they are often portrayed by “the ...
