There is a deep faithfulness and hope in sending teams to serve through preaching, health and construction. The goal is to share the Word of God and love of Jesus, but the greatest impact often happens in those who go.
The alarms have been sounded; the warnings are being issued daily, as seen and heard in the unprecedented events of nature and human affairs. The end of all things earthly is imminent as Jesus and the prophets foretold in clear and certain terms.
Classwork can often be disconnected from service. But I have grown increasingly convinced that learning is most impactful when it leaves the classroom.
Seventh-day Adventist hospitals and care sites – through their actions, words, prayers and practices – are living testimonies to the news that Jesus loves all people and invites everyone who wants to accept His love to live forever.
I hear the beeping of machines, distant chatter and a grumpy voice calling for attention. These are the sounds of the Emergency Department where I currently find myself just two weeks before school begins.
While not everyone has the gift of evangelism, at least in the traditional sense of the word, anyone who takes the name of Jesus Christ as their personal Savior is, indeed, an evangelist.
If you have never experienced mission service, I invite you—whether a student, young adult or young at heart—to ask God how He can use your talents for Him.
