Sharing God ’ s love
Three places . Three examples . One core belief : That nothing matters more than sharing God ’ s love for the world .
Thailand
Petina
English is considered a vital skill here in Thailand . Although taught in schools , most students in Thai Government schools do not have the opportunity to practice real world English .
I am privileged to be able to help stand in the gap for many of the students I teach . Teaching at school means I can give students the opportunity to learn from a native English speaker which enhances their employment opportunities . By fulfilling this need I am helping to share God ’ s love with those who may never have heard it in a way that makes sense to them . As I am not following a set curriculum , I am able to use Bible Stories as teaching resources . My heart is to share the love of God through word and deed with my students .
South East Asia
Max and Ezzie
It ’ s our joy to share God ’ s love with our friends and neighbours here . We visit them , especially during times of sickness or grief , and during festive or ceremonial occasions . Through this , we show that we genuinely care . Recently , we visited a friend ’ s mum after she had a fall . We could see her joy and gladness which gave us the opportunity to share in some spiritual conversations .
When one of our friends lost his parents and grandmother within two months of each other , he was devastated . We invited him to our home , comforted him , prayed with him and shared about the living hope we have in Christ . We share life with our friends and neighbours , loving them and asking the Holy Spirit for opportunities to share about Jesus .
Mozambique
Tobias
I get to spend each day working with a group of Yawo men and women translating the Bible . This project is all about sharing God ’ s love as we work to give people access to His Word in their heart language . However , as we work on the translation , there ’ s also many opportunities to chat about God and His love . Just recently , we had a multi-hour discussion about what it means to be made in the image of God . Is it something to do with love maybe ?
I also travel out of our town regularly to meet with members from the community to check the translation . A couple of months after we started working there , the headperson of the village had a stroke and one day , I wandered over to his house to sat with him . I was able to pray with him for healing and for his wife who cares for him . I know God loves this man and I tried to show that to him by my presence and asking the God of love to be with him .
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