we can't go, but can you?

what are things that constantly get you excited? regardless of your mood and situations?

i can think of a few:

chick flicks

shoes

coffee

dance music

the weekend

i wonder whether thinking about mission constantly gets us that excited?

pastor pete sent out a video about the zhuang minority people group in china recently. the video link is here. the heading of his email was, “we can’t go, but can you?”

i was reminded of a similar mission video i made in 2004 for the ARDA english language centre in laos. when you make a mission video, the intention is fire up passion in people for mission work. and your constant prayer is that your video will be the way that God answers the prayer of the someone has been praying about direction about mission – whether to go? where to go?

it dawned upon me how fortunate i am. i am chinese – making it easier for me to reach out to asians (3 tiers concept) culturally and racially. i speak english – well enough to go overseas and attain a degree that could be useful in future. i am well-to-do and can afford to go anywhere in the world to work and study. i am well-educated – i have skills that can be useful in other societies. i am a christian – my aim in life is to tell people about Jesus. add of these together and i am in the perfect situation to reach out to the billions of asian people who have not yet heard the gospel!

i know i am not the only one who falls into this broad catergory. we are generation Y, not the generation of our parents who were mainly trying to carve a better life for themselves and their children. we are the generation that has been given so much, and are so spoilt! surely we can use these gifts for His glory, and not our own.

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