It was my privilege to attend "The Journey Deepens Reteat" in Tyrone GA at the Operation Mobilization Conference Center near Atlanta on March 26-28. Along with deepening our relationship with Jesus, there was much discussion and exploration of the goer, sender, and mobilizer roles in missions. I had the opportunity to connect with representatives from several missions agencies - Finishers Project, Operation Mobilization, and Wycliffe Bible Translators. I have served as a "goer" in the past, to Cote d'Ivoire, West Africa and Cayman Islands. Currently I am in a season of being a "sender" (David and Bonnie Baylor Family + Ernie and Lori Nicholas) and "mobilizer" (via Perspectives course grading supervisor + library development @ Heart Institute). I pray I can always function as a sender and mobilizer, even if in small ways. The "big picture" is not visible yet... I simply do not feel God has released me from my call to be a "goer" be it short-term or long-term.
My heart, ears, and eyes are open to God's leading. Several kinds of research and exploration are in progress. For example, I have registered to attend Discover Wycliffe on May 1. My heart leaps whenever I hear and read about Wycliffe's Vision 2025 to see a Bible translation program in progress in every language still needing one by the year 2025.
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My small group - leader: Ele Parrott (lower right),
author of Transforming Together, Authentic Spiritual Mentoring)
Gals in the Big Bunkhouse - rich sharing of learnings and fellowship at end of the days.
