Outreach
Engaging our neighbors through relationships, hospitality, and mercy ministries.
The people group that we are ministering to have had a hard history. A history filled with struggle, violence, and despair. The vast majority of them do not know the God of hope. To be from their country is to be Muslim. These precious image-bearers are often unseen, unknown, and unwelcome in many places on this earth. But God sees them, knows them, and invites them into his Kingdom. Those who do follow Christ face great persecution. Yet, many are coming to faith. We rejoice in the God whose hand is not too short to save!
This ministry is highly relational and organic. We build relationships, offer help, and share the hope. We know that there is no silver bullet. Our feeble, finite efforts are backed by an infinitely sovereign God who has ransomed people from every tribe, tongue, and nation. This means there will be multitudes of people who once bowed to the God of Islam who will one day sing the praises of Jesus.
“You are doing God’s work with him. Do not make the mistake of thinking of this as your work. It is his work, the people are his people, and you are not your own. You are not the redeemer, merely his servant. If you remember that it is his work, you will continually run to him about what piece of that work he has for you to do. If it is his work, the results are in his hands and you will not need to demand certain outcomes by a certain time, thereby pressuring… people to get saved so that you feel successful... you can only do this work by God and through him…It is his work done for him. You are not working for the [lost]. You are not working for anyone else looking for their approval or certain status in the church or your community. You are his worker. If you work as if it is for the lost, then you will be governed by them. Their needs [and experiences] will be your ruler and you will end up in their noise and chaos. They are considered and they must be understood, but the work is done in their life but for your God.”
Diane Langberg