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| Jerry Richardson Regional Director - Africa |
Just as the Apostle Paul heard the Macedonian cry and was willing to leave the comfort zone of where he was in order to go to a place where need abounded, the church of today must hear the urgent cry of AFRICA’s MILLIONS and be willing to answer by going.
Today’s situations place countless people outside the provision which most of the world would consider the necessities of life. I recently drove down a street in Africa and wondered have these people even had a decent meal this week. It was not so much a question about today but for the week. I see orphans and street urchins struggling to exist and help siblings that are weaker or less able to content in a difficult world. Where is their hope? I know that the masses are endeavoring to exist while political systems continue to place the politicians ahead of the needs of the majority of their population. If the economic system and the political system offer no promise to these masses then who will? AIDS continues to devour the lives of so many. Again I say, where is their hope? Do we care? Is there something that we can do?
Words cannot amply express my appreciation for the missionaries, pastors and churches that comprise the Africa Region. Daily sacrifices are made that one more can be reached. It is not unusual to see them meeting in school classrooms, outdoors or in many differing circumstances because they don’t have the means to obtain a piece of land or construct a building. Their desire is not dampened. They are determined to reach one more for the master. The abundance of the harvest field far outstretches the grasp of the harvesters. Today doors are open in places where we have no one and where it seems that there is not even one witness to send. Missionaries are covering multiple tasks in order to try to meet the urgent needs of the bulging works. We hear the cry but we also cry, “WHO WILL GO?”
It seems that the cry for laborers is more intense today than it has ever been before. No longer can we say the door is closed. We also cannot say that there are not hungry hearts waiting. We can only join our prayers together that God will speak to one more pastor or minister to leave their comfort zone and become a missionary to Africa. CAN YOU HEAR THE CRY OF EIGHT HUNDRED MILLION SOULS?
Today the harvest needs commitments of people who will make this their life long profession as well as those who will join in for the immediate task. Together, with all of us involved, we can make a difference. By joining forces in prayer, finances and by going the cries of many will be answered.
Listen! Hear...
THE DESPERATE CRY!
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