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Facing the Call

By Don Trott with Angela Shuff

If God spoke to us through an oak tree in our front yard, we would stand tall as obedient soldiers and raise our eyes heavenward. Wouldn’t we? We criticize Moses for his doubting reaction to God’s presence on the mountain that day, but when we are confronted with God’s leading in our lives, how do we respond?

Called But Not Going

Dr. Bill Commons

Tears fell as one woman said, “When I was a teen God called me to missions, but I never went.” This confession took place during a missions conference when she came forward with a broken heart over the blessings she felt she had missed because of disobedience. 

Focal Point

Dr. Michael G. Loftis, President, ABWE International

“He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose.” —Jim Elliot. Jim Elliott knew that sacrifice has always been the real cost of missions. There is no avoiding this truth, which is why we are still celebrating the lives of five missionaries who gave their lives to reach the Waodani people in Ecuador fifty years ago. But, how do missionaries respond to the current tendency of many Christians to balk at the cost and risk associated with missions in the twenty first century?