Our Global Partners
What a joy to learn that our Global Partners (GPs) in Central Asia were finally able to return and re-engage the relationships that they have been developing over the past six years. After being home on furlough, they were delayed in their return as they had to wait on official papers which allowed them re-entry. We are so fortunate to partner with such high quality Global Partners that serve all around the world as well as here locally. Many of them work in spiritually ‘hard soil’ and yet they not only persevere but they excel because of their dependence on Jesus and the prayer and financial support from our community and others.
We will enter into our Global Partnership Emphasis in April and early May. It’s a time when we set apart three weekends to increase the visibility of our GPs and invite guest speakers to help remind us of the importance of spreading the Gospel message locally and globally. We also communicate directly with some of our Global Partners through Skype getting face-to-face time with them to hear what’s on their hearts and minds. There will also be updated GP Booklets and bookmarks available and you are encouraged to utilize these tools throughout the year to help remember and support our GPs. It’s an exciting time to once again connect with the missionary heart of our God and learn how our GPs are investing in Kingdom practices and work. Our theme this year is “Investing in Eternity” based on Matthew 6:19-21.
The efforts of our Global Partners are in no small part made possible by the prayer, emotional and financial support of our community. Each year our community is exhorted to prayerfully consider at what level each of us individually and then collectively are willing to provide this support. Pledge cards will be available and I want to encourage each of us to take time as individuals and/or as a family to prayerfully consider our investment in eternity for the next fiscal year (July 1 – June 30). Please remember that pledges to the GP budget need to be above and beyond commitments to the general budget as these are two separate budgets. Our community has always been very gracious in supporting our GP budget and it’s always exciting to see what we will do for the next fiscal year as we are moved and motivated by the Holy Spirit.