Of the 15,969 people groups in the world today, 6,429 are cut off from the message of Christ. While the advancement of the gospel has made significant progress over the past 20 years, the door to our missionaries and mission strategists remains tightly closed in many countries, especially those that are Muslim dominated.
But there is one glaring exception to this. There is a gap in the door to most of the unreached people groups that few people know about or even think about.
I am talking about medical missions.
While most missionaries are not allowed into these countries, medical doctors and personnel who have a love for Christ and are committed to pushing back the darkness not just of physical disease and poverty but also of spiritual poverty and darkness, are welcomed with open arms and sometimes with great enthusiasm into places the rest of us could not go. God is using them in ways that defy imagination!
One of the organizations that has made significant progress along these lines is Medical Missions Response. This organization was founded by brave medical missionaries from around the globe who purposed to leverage their influence toward the darkest and most vulnerable places on earth. Although their names cannot be printed here or their incredible stories will likely never be told in full detail, it is good for us to at least get a glimpse of the impact of their work.
Our church is privileged to have one of their founding doctors, Dr. Chuck Fielding (not his real name) come to our church on August 12 to share from first hand experience how God is using medical missions for His glory.
Dan Bivens, who is the stateside support for this ministry and a new member of our church has made the arrangements for Chuck to be here with us. I am grateful to him for this unique opportunity.
But there is one glaring exception to this. There is a gap in the door to most of the unreached people groups that few people know about or even think about.
I am talking about medical missions.
While most missionaries are not allowed into these countries, medical doctors and personnel who have a love for Christ and are committed to pushing back the darkness not just of physical disease and poverty but also of spiritual poverty and darkness, are welcomed with open arms and sometimes with great enthusiasm into places the rest of us could not go. God is using them in ways that defy imagination!
One of the organizations that has made significant progress along these lines is Medical Missions Response. This organization was founded by brave medical missionaries from around the globe who purposed to leverage their influence toward the darkest and most vulnerable places on earth. Although their names cannot be printed here or their incredible stories will likely never be told in full detail, it is good for us to at least get a glimpse of the impact of their work.
Our church is privileged to have one of their founding doctors, Dr. Chuck Fielding (not his real name) come to our church on August 12 to share from first hand experience how God is using medical missions for His glory.
Dan Bivens, who is the stateside support for this ministry and a new member of our church has made the arrangements for Chuck to be here with us. I am grateful to him for this unique opportunity.
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