Overlooking the City
This morning we went to the caves somewhere nearby. Then we went to look over the city and to pray for it. The city has well over a million people in it and three know works going on, I believe. At least 95 percent have never heard a clear presentation of Christ. As we were standing there I found myself doing some math. If every believer here witnessed to 10 people a day for 7 days a week for 52 weeks a year… And it didn’t even come close.
There is such a need for workers here, it is urgent. God’s word is powerful and can change lives but it can’t reach the 95 percent who have not heard without believers carrying it to them. Most already know they are sinners and believe that God is real, but how can they know about the one true way to God through Jesus without the truth being given to them through the obedience of believers? We believe in Jesus and have put our trust in Him but we keep our candles hidden and honestly don’t give much thought to it because we are just so busy. There is a gap between God’s word and the blinded people of this city that must be filled with laborers. Romans 10:14
Miranda wrote an amazing post about the city today. You can read in on cfme.wordpress.com.
Single Women in Muslim Countries
There is a great need for teams of single women workers in Muslim countries. In this culture, there is very little men-women interaction or friendships. A man who is a believer in this culture is incapable of witnessing to a religious Muslim woman. The responsibility of all Muslim women then falls to the wife. The wife already has the responsibility of a husband, children, and a home and that leaves limited time for witnessing and building relationships. She can’t do with the women what her husband can do with the men.
This is where teams of single women come into the picture. They care for the things of the Lord over a husband and can devote all of their time to reaching the women of this culture as well as being a help and encouragement to the wives working alongside the husbands. I Cor 7:32-34 There are so many opportunities out there for single women but honestly this is one of the most needful because we are the only ones who can really take the gospel to these women.
