If you have ever tried to accomplish a challenging task that seemed beyond your ability, you know it can be a lonely, scary time, full of uncertainty and sometimes discouragement. There may be times when you feel confident and think you’ve “got this!” and then other times when you can’t see the way forward and want to give up.
That’s actually how missionaries feel. But God never intended us to fulfill His command alone. He designed us - including missionaries - to do life and follow Him together (remember the church as a body idea?).
That’s why missionaries need churches, family, and friends to pray for them, encourage them and support them with finances and other resources. Pray that the network of support people surrounding each missionary would be strong and ever growing, and that they would be the encouragement that missionaries need so they can do what God has called them to do.
Father, thank you that we don’t do the Christian life alone. Please provide the churches, family and friends that our missionaries need to support them in all aspects of their life – spiritual, material, emotional..” Thank you that there are roles for everyone to play in your plan to reach the world.
