Here we are in China as SERVANTS of our Lord Jesus Christ. Nothing more and nothing less. God has begun a GOOD WORK in each and every one of us and we can stand confidently upon His PROMISE to CONTINUE this work on to COMPLETION on the day of Christ Jesus (Phil 1:6). And since our foundations were secured during the disciple equipping course with FCE, I know that one of the most important works He has started in me is the RENEWAL OF MY MIND (Rom 12:2). Surely it is a privilege to SHARE this GRACE OF GOD with His church around the world.
If I speak with fluency in another language but have not love. I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. If I wear the national dress and understand the culture and all its customs so that I could pass for a national but have not love, I gain nothing. Love endures long hours of language study and does not envy those who stayed at home. Love does not exalt his home culture, is not proud of his national superiority, does not boast about the way we do it back home, does not think evil about his new country. Love bears all criticism about his place of origin and believes the best about his new place of ministry. Love endures all demands on personal time.
If anyone should ask me how GCX08 ended up at FCE’s six week disciple equipping course in the middle of Zambia, my answer would be…
“It is all GOD - our Father who orchestrated this whole thing! The One who called us and who set us apart.
ONLY WHEN YOU KNOW GOD, YOU CAN MAKE HIM KNOWN
Talking about the character of God, Uncle Christopher’s favorite line was “Come and see and taste that the Lord is good”. It’s quoted from one of David’s psalms if I’m not mistaken.
written by Sulene
During our time here in Zambia, God has confirmed the words of a song I wrote last year in Egypt to me. Especially when we were discussing the Father heart of God and the freedom we have in Christ. I praise Him and thank Him for who He is in my life and I long to live the life He desires for me every day.
When Jannie arrived to start the missions and outreach part of our course, he asked a very unfair question to each one of us. He wanted to know what the ONE thing we remember from the course thus far would be if we forgot all else. What would be the one thing that stands out?
Of course we all felt that it was impossible to answer this question as there have simply been too many wonderful revelations from God during the first four weeks already. But here are the answers from the team:
Dear Family and Friends
I wish you were all here with me during the first month of Global Challenge X – just to hear the amazing testimonies of each individual team member first hand and experience how God is working actively every day. After a great week in Jeffreys Bay with the leadership family - hiking the straining but beautiful Harkerville - we had a wonderful preparation week at Alabanza, Pretoria with the entire team.
Here God already poured out His mercies and we experienced His presence, His calling, His guidance and his good and perfect and pleasing will for those who follow Him. He pointed out principles to live by for us as a team, invited us to “service our vessels” and “fill up”, comforted parents, brought a father to Christ, appointed the five different teams and confirmed that each one of us were exactly where He wanted us to be.
Recently, a book titled Principle Centered Leadership caught my eye when I visited my Mom. Stephen R Covey captured my attention quickly in the first chapter and very soon I came across a line he used that almost jumped right out of the page and was highlighted in my thoughts ever since.
“The challenge”, he said, “is to be a light, not a judge and to be a model, not a critic.”
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