“How then shall they call on Him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in Him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? And how shall they preach unless they are sent?” (Rom. 10: 14, 15).

And once the preachers are sent, how shall they preach except to lift up Christ? And how can Christ make any sense to people who have never met anyone they can trust, or worshiped a god they can love? And how can they come to know the peace and love of Christ unless they see it in the life of someone close to them? And how shall two lives from opposite ends of the earth be bound together except by dedication, sacrifice and years of heart-bending love?

And how can any of this even begin without the power of the Holy Spirit? And how can the Holy Spirit move except He be invited by the prayers of God’s people?

Please pray for the ministry of our missionary families as if eternity hangs in the balance. For a multitude of unreached people around the globe, it does.

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