Article from "Emergent" blog

I know it's a scary thing for some Southern Baptists to see the words "Emerging Church" these days. But I (now don't tell anyone) even go as far as to subscribe to the Emergent Village e-newsletter. In today's email there was a link to an article from a missionary in Australia who's been working to see new disciples of Christ made for over 10 years now. He's been working with a team now for 4 years in the same place and they have yet to see anyone come to Christ.

This is a great article to read because this guy has awesome perspective. He and his team don't want to cut their losses and run. They're ready to stick it out for the long haul and wait on God's hand to move. In short, they're committed.

Reading this, I think of ministry in Poland. People can work for years without seeing a single person commit to following Jesus. I know some folks like that...extremely faithful in sharing the Gospel as well as their time for relationships. Yet they just haven't seen anyone commit. It's a pretty common story for this region actually. But these missionaries, our good friends in colleagues in Poland and other countries in Central & Eastern Europe just keep going. They're awesome testimonies of the love, grace, and commitment that the Lord has toward the people with whom we work.

Check out the "Emergent" article here.