Tomorrow as a family and with dear friends, we will embark on a five-day missions trip to Titanyen, Haiti! We are so excited to bring encouragement and rest for the missionaries and the gospel to the Haitian people. We are also very eager for the healing and restoration it will bring to our souls being there and remembering Mom’s life. Mom was so in love with different cultures and ethnic groups, and would be so thrilled that we are taking this trip, in memory and in honor of her life spent living out the great commission for His glory.
“Therefore go and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them to obey everything I have commanded you.” –Matthew 28:19-20 Mom was one of the best around at living out this scripture. She was always looking for ways to share Christ with the lost and to love them with His love. Mom would have challenged us to live out this verse, because she knew it would bring great joy and fulfillment to our lives; and anyways, Jesus really doesn’t give us a whole lot of other options! We are commanded to be intentional relationship builders who make disciples and share the gospel of Jesus.
Now, not everyone is called or gifted to go be a missionary around the world, but what every one of us has, is the ability to help those who are. We are called to be goers and senders throughout the earth- to share Jesus to those who don’t know him, to baptize them and teach them about the Bible. So I challenge you, as mom would have and as Jesus did: Go! Make disciples of everyone, whether that’s at work, school, the gym or a friend’s birthday party!
Much love, Drew Sauder
P.S. Thank you to everyone who has been a “sender” and supporter of this trip and by helping us do the great commission! We wouldn’t have been able to do this trip without your support financially and through prayer. Haiti trip recap will be on the next blog!
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