I always tell the people on the mission teams I lead that the Bible comes alive on the mission field. Many Christians have grown up reading about Jesus and the Disciples going town to town, village to village, praying for the sick, feeding the people, preaching the Gospel, living on nothing, feeling the sting of those who are hostile against the teachings of Jesus, and trusting the Father for everything. The next thing they know, they’re on a Global Infusion mission team, walking through some of the most remote villages in the world, preaching the Gospel, praying for the sick, seeing in person how Hindus, Buddhists, and Muslims treat Christians in countries outside the USA, and then trusting God for physical, mental, emotional and spiritual strength.
I recently returned from the Philippines where we went into a remote village to preach, pray for the sick, facilitate a VBS for kids, hand out backpacks full of supplies for the children, give out shoes, and feed 50 people. We could only get enough chicken to feed 40 people because there is a chicken shortage in the nation. We spent the day ministering, and without realizing it until the end, we had fed close to 300 people, and yes, there was food left over. I would like to say that our team labored and toiled in prayer, standing in faith that God would multiple the food, but honestly, we were simply doing our assigned ministry jobs for the day while it was happening. We were just loving people, praying for them, teaching them the Word of God, giving out basic necessities, and feeding them as they stood in line.
In Ephesians 3:20-21, the Bible says, “Now to Him who is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that works in us, to Him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus to all generations, forever and ever. Amen.”
God takes care of every situation, especially when we are walking in obedience, and being diligent to follow Him, focusing more on others than ourselves. He will do more than we could ever imagine, and it is He who gets the glory. The greatest miracle of all is still salvation, of which we saw close to 100 while in the Philippines. But every once in a while, God allows us to see, and be a part of His supernatural power and presence.
Miracles. Still. Happen.
Miracles. Still. Happen.
