29 Years

I was really stoked last night to discover that the year I became a Christian was the year that "B&B H" (St Jude's Mission Partners) left for South America. That's 29 years ago! How faithful is God to them, in sustaining them all this time? How faithful are they in sticking with this assignment? I was really humbled.

After Unichurch, where 98% of the congregation had not even been born when they first left, I was chatting to B. He had come to St Jude's as a Student (like the Unichurchers he had just spoken to) in 1974, and had been a member of the church when he felt his call to South America.

Next week, we will be running a "Consider Ministry" evening to encourage St Judeans to consider Vocational Christian Ministry (there will be a number of Unichurchers among them). We are hoping to encourage some towards ordination, and some towards Global Mission opportunities. I'm praying that someone next week gets stirred to think about mission, and can come back to St Jude's in 29 years time, and tell of God's faithfulness to them.