PARADIGM SHIFT IN WORLD HARVEST
Jesus came to the disciples in the middle of the night. They had caught nothing. Their backs were sore, their hands cold and worn form casting the net over and over again. Each time the net came up empty. His instructions were simple, "Cast the net on the other side of the boat". Astounding! The net was so full of fish they began to break.
We need to adjust the way we do missions to get the greatest catch. Traditionally we have sent missionaries to establish their bases on foreign soil. They needed to raise large amounts of money to support that base. They needed to learn the language and culture of the people to whom they ministered. This often took years to raise support, establish the base, and began to minister. Often with very few results in souls. Their hands were worn and backs were often tired because of the great toil. Yet God blessed their efforts and the kingdom of God was increased.
God in His creative power is offering us a way to now cast the nets on the other side of the boat for a great catch. We can take the same nets of finances and teaching and training and put them into the hands of the national churches and ministries. National evangelism teams can be raised up and cast into the harvest fields. It will be a big catch! The national teams can be mobilized and maintained for a fraction of the cost. Just give them the tools and training and turn them loose. I am convinced that the only way to take the end time harvest is to empower and equip the national believers in each country to reach their own country. They are culturally adapted, they are used to living on the standards of their own people, and they can go into places that the foreign missionary cannot go. My passion is to get this message out across America and the Western world. We can make a huge contribution into this harvest by helping the national churches and evangelism teams with equipment and training and prayer. The key to a good harvest is the kind of soil in which seed is sown. Matt 13:23 "but he who received seed on the good ground is he who hears the word and understands it, who indeed bears fruit and produces: some a hundredfold, some sixty, some thirty." Even good seed sown in good soil produces different results, some 30, some 60 and some 100 fold. It is imperative that we seek God's wisdom and find the ministries that hear and receive the word of God. Our desire here at Action Evangelism is to network as best we can with effective national ministries. We will build relationship with you so a trust can be established and we can discern that this is good soil. This will take some time. But believe me, it will happen. You can help us here by being loyal to the cause. Please submit the monthly reports and pictures when you can. Pictures give us a good way to get more of a feel and understanding of your work. We can also place your pictures on a world mission presentation and World Harvest Prayer Center board for prayer.
Please be patient with us as we share this vision and raise funds for the harvest. This will take time and prayer will move the mountains standing in the way. I believe we have entered the great season of harvest and we have moved into the "Favorable year of the Lord". Please continue to pray for us. I will be in India March 27th through April 9th. The schedule is full so we cannot line any additional meetings up for this trip. I will publish our schedule in the future so you can attend one of the pastor's meetings if they are nearby. We unfortunately cannot finance you or any of your pastor's or teams to come to the meetings. So if you come you must do it on your own. The finances for this trip have already been fully committed. I know you understand. God bless you are you prepare for a greater harvest.
