Mark 3

"13 And He went up on the mountain and called to Him those He Himself wanted. And they came to Him. 14 Then He appointed twelve,[b] that they might be with Him and that He might send them out to preach, "


How very special these 12 are, the ones who Jesus wanted. Here we realized that the mission to preach was not given to them only after Jesus resurrected. Here, at choosing them, Jesus had already given them the mission to preach. Today, we are as blessed as the 12, because each of us are chosen and wanted by Jesus. Which means, the same mission has been given to us as we are chosen and not later. Let's figure out a way to carry out this mission, if not alone, at least in numbers :).

I think I have told some of you what I have been thinking as far as evangelizing. After having been practicing hymn singing with everyone, I really feel that Heidelberg prayer house has the potential to do hymnal evangelism. With a heart of dedication and prayer, I'm sure we can find the way to perform our mission for God in this way. I was thinking hymnal evangelism because it may be difficult for people just to randomly grab someone on the street and preach to them. Perhaps with the hymn singing, there will be people gathered around us, and some of our native German speakers can then take that opportunity to pass out some flyers and talk about our doctrines and perhaps upcoming Freizeit, etc...Some of you have already voiced your willingness to participate in this mission, and I'm very touched by your willingness to give this a shot. Perhaps this is the first time you've done any outreach for God, and you may be shy and it may not be the easiest, but I'm sure that God will give us more strength and power if He sees our willing heart to work for Him. One preacher once said to encourage us that if we preach to 100 people, and if 1 gets baptized, then thank God. But our work is not to make things grow, we are only here to sow and perhaps to water. If we remember that God is one who makes things grow, then we will not be discouraged. I will need to talk to the church counsil to see how we can legally sing on Hauptstrasse. We are thinking about Sundays. We shall discuss the details together and plan this mission with one heart :) I'm getting excited just talking about it :) More the merrier :) Hopefully all can join.

I was just reading an article today and it really touched me how people can give up their lives for God's ministry, even though it may seem a little silly. Even though we may not have clowns, but we have the truth of God, which will attract the true worshippers. If all those people without the entire truth can do it for God, what is preventing us from doing something for God? Sometimes seeing all the different Christian ministry's taking place around the world makes me quite ashamed of myself and how little I have done to carry out the mission Jesus gave us. Perhaps we can help each other to carry out this important mission, and in doing it grow stronger in faith and in unity. Read the article about Christian Clown Ministry.