2.10.06 - Missionaries In Training
Harry Green and I after a game of 1 of 1, played on the court at the Training Center. |
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Professor Howard Hendricks (Prof) his wife and Emily and I. I had the privilege to take Prof for BE101; his teaching style is unforgettable. |
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Em and I outside DTS, 05. |
There isn’t a day that goes by where we don’t long for and wish we could be ministering to our friends in the Caribbean. In 2001, both Emily and I were forever seared with a heartfelt longing to see post-primary education available to Bahamians in their own culture and relevant discipleship to those who have heard of Christ but yet may not know transformation. Thus our daily burden has been to train up ourselves and seek education to prepare us for ministry leadership with the goal of ministering at the Eleuthera Bible Training Center.
For some mission work is defined as a God-ward leading to represent Christ and His message in a context that is naturally unfamiliar. Pastor John Piper claims that mission work is a necessary means; inviting every person to experience ultimate true worship to God. It is our goal to teach the centrality of God in the lives of His people, and to represent Him in order that others may come to know true worship of our Creator.
In these goals we presently are living in Dallas, Texas, pursuing a Masters Degree (ThM) in Historically Theology and serving in our local church. Both Emily and I have BA in World Missions, and Emily currently employs her double major in Missions and Christian Education as a school teacher in Richardson, Texas.
So, here we are – missionaries in training. Much like the rest of the body of Christ, we are daily learning to follow God more intimately and offer our lives as instruments of His Kingdom. My average day includes either: a 2hr commute, 8hrs of church service, 4hrs of study, some time to eat, and finally an exhausting attempt to fall asleep, or 8hrs of school followed by 4hrs of study, and the occasional much desired break to read, watch a movie or keep working on this web page.
Between our trips back and forth to Eleuthera we have discovered that you don’t need to be in a different country to be missionaries. Look in your neighborhood, your family, or your workplace, and shine brightly with the hope of resurrection, salvation, and forgiveness – treat each minute as a divine moment and “live such good lives in front of sinners that, though they accuse you of doing wrong, they may see your good deeds and glorify God on the day he visits us.” Then at the present moment we will all be missionaries in training.
