Day 2 - Casting Your Cares on Him

Philippians 1:6 being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Christ Jesus (NIV)

Gathering up the courage to join a short term ministry team is a daunting task. Our first day let us see the plight of the lost, now it’s time to take the first step towards making your mission a reality. You will need to join a short term mission team that is supported by your church. Ask your local church if they are planning to send a short term mission team. The team should be led by a strong and faithful leader. The leader is usually the pastor of the church or an experienced spiritual leader. You should also seek like-minded members that have a heart for the lost.

You should also seek your spiritual leader’s advice to prepare you for the coming challenges ahead. Don’t be discouraged if you feel spiritually and financially unready. God will provide for those who cast their cares on Him.

Gia, a student from the Emilio Aguinaldo College, had a desire to join a short term mission when she saw information about them on the envelopes distributed in her church. Since then, she has dreamed of one day joining such a team and spread the Gospel to the world.  That’s why she eagerly joined a mission to Macau when a call for a Ten Days Missions was announced in her local church, VCF U Belt.

However she was greatly discouraged when she learned that it would be a difficult task for her to raise funds for the short term mission. She is quite unsure if the people she knows could spare enough resources to support her since her circle of friends is composed of mostly students like her. She believes that those who are single have an easier time raising funds as they have a job to support themselves.

But instead of blaming her difficulty, Gia believed in God and continued raising funds for her trip. She believed that the God of the Singles is the same as the God of the Students. She knows that she only needs to do her part and God would do the rest to bring the missions to completion. And indeed God proved faithful as someone blessed her with the required funding through tithing.