We often hear individuals complain about the time they spend serving on various boards and committees; bored time, they call it—listening to reports, old business, new business, etc.  I recently completed a three-year term on the Assemblies of God World Missions Board—and it was never boring!  Humbled by this opportunity, I approached each meeting with the anticipation of learning how God is using a team of selfless, dedicated individuals to deliver the message of God’s great gift of His son, Jesus, to everyone, everywhere.  I was never disappointed.

 

Thanks to the great leadership of World Missions Executive Director, John Bueno, serving with an open heart and open mind, this fellowship has one of the largest and most respected mission’s endeavors on the planet.  The team of Regional Directors who serve with him, missionaries in their own right, is in tune with the cultures, politics and needs of every country within their regions—it really is amazing.  Equipped with this up-to-date information, missionaries work hand in hand with indigenous pastors and churches to build a strong, self-supporting ministry in cities, towns and villages worldwide.   The increasingly important stateside support team of missionaries equips them with literature, internet resources, training materials, etc.  Over 4,000 people in total, fulfilling the task that Jesus assigned to us so many years ago, “Go…preach…teach.”

 

Bored?  Not a single moment!  My heart has been touched, and I will never be the same. 

         

 

(Check out www.worldmissions.ag.org to be inspired, challenged and informed.  The Photo Gallery is an awesome pictorial collection of God’s beautiful people from around the world.)