Day 4 – supporting your fellow members

Galatians 6:2 Bear one another's burdens, and so fulfill the law of Christ. (ESV)

No one succeeded in Ministry alone.

Paul went with Silas and Timothy on his missionary trips. Jesus also tutored the Twelve during His time here on Earth.

We missioners too, are supported by the multitude of people even though only a few of us set foot on our target nation. Some of these people provide the financial resources while others set the paperwork and the facilities to ensure your safe journey towards your destination. Finally, we have family and friends that support us emotionally and pray unceasingly to God for provisions.

We are fortunate to have these people with us, and others could be as fortunate when we share their support. These people could then, in turn, use their God-given strengths and talents to further His cause to the nations.

Let me tell you about Pastor Dan Harder, and how he supported his fellow missioner start his journey.

Pastor Dan Harder and his wife Icor were planning to raise money to go together during his short term mission to Kyrygyzstan. They were only able to raise funds that could support one person. The couple have excess funds but it is not enough to fully cover the needs of another person. The couple prayed for guidance on how to they could use the extra funds. Finally, they decided to have Pastor Dan go on to the missions and give the excess money to another young church leader who himself who has not yet.

Looking back, Pastor Dan realized that they reached their goal on bringing the gospel to the land-locked nation of Kyrygyzstan while equipping the next generation of missioners on their own spiritual journey.